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University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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 Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service from UPR Rio Piedras Cost?

UPR Rio Piedras Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UPR Rio Piedras was $190 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,420	$3,420
Fees	$200	$200

Does UPR Rio Piedras Offer an Online Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service?

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

UPR Rio Piedras Doctorate Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 2 doctor’s degrees in public administration and social service handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the public administration and social service students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 50.0% of public administration and social service doctor’s degree recipients at UPR Rio Piedras in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at UPR Rio Piedras

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Social Work	2

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.