by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Administration is a concentration offered under the public administration major at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in public admin, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WCUPA was $774 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $516 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 | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $2,610 | $2,826 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WCUPA offers online option in its public admin doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WCUPA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% of the public admin students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.3%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in public admin at WCUPA in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.