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Wayne State University Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Wayne State University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public administration and social service, 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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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service from Wayne State Cost?

Wayne State Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Wayne State was $1,470 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $679 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$16,285	$35,274
Fees	$1,941	$1,941

Does Wayne State Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

Wayne State does not offer an online option for its public administration and social service master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wayne State Online Learning page.

Wayne State Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 336 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 86.0% of the public administration and social service students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 39.3% of public administration and social service master’s degree recipients at Wayne State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	96
Hispanic or Latino	11
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	187
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at Wayne State

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	14
Social Work	322

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.