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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public administration and social service, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service from U-M Cost?

U-M Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at U-M paid an average of $2,686 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $1,309 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$24,344	$49,120
Fees	$428	$428

Does U-M Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

Online degrees for the U-M public administration and social service master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the U-M Online Learning page.

U-M Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

There were 522 master’s degrees in public administration and social service awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 80.3% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.9% of the public administration and social service master’s degrees at U-M in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	40
Native American or Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	340
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at U-M

Public Administration & Social Service students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Community Organization & Advocacy	35
Public Administration	3
Public Policy	105
Social Work	379

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.