Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Master’s in Public Administration
Public Administration is a concentration offered under the public administration major at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public admin, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Master’s in Public Admin
In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.
On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.
How Much Does a Master’s in Public Admin from Penn State World Campus Cost?
Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees
In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State World Campus was $903 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $21,682 | $21,682 |
Fees | $504 | $504 |
Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online Master’s in Public Admin?
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the public admin master’s degree program at Penn State World Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.
Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for Public Admin
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 56.1% of the students who received their Master’s in public admin in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.4% of the public admin master’s degrees at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 63 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
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*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.