by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Administration is a concentration offered under the public administration major at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public admin, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $517 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 | $10,552 | $28,278 |
| Fees | $1,970 | $1,970 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UNC Chapel Hill offers online option in its public admin master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
About 59.5% of the students who received their Master’s in public admin in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Around 29.1% of public admin master’s degree recipients at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
*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.
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