Public Administration
2,585 students earn a public administration credential each year across 152 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $45,278
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $59,361
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 127 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana420$47,0131 year out$74,845$20,7312Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina120$56,4451 year out$61,307$18,3753University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii115$42,4811 year out$53,361$21,0004Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York88$53,9121 year out$74,419$26,0005Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio88$41,6501 year out$63,423$21,8876Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida81$46,2811 year out$58,006$27,0227Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana66$43,1101 year out$61,050$25,0008University of OregonEugene, Oregon66$39,3651 year out$61,025$16,1669San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California56$41,0201 year out$50,842$15,00010James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia56$48,3961 year out$69,552$19,50011University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona56$61,7901 year out$68,415$45,65612University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland48$74,0531 year out—$29,20213University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida47$38,6811 year out$53,850$22,45314CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York45$37,7921 year out$64,011$13,25015California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California42$45,4711 year out$65,441$18,96516Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida41$46,0471 year out$59,981$19,80417CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York38$48,8811 year out$57,522$13,89518University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona32$39,1361 year out$57,287$21,00019Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan30$46,3011 year out—$27,50020Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas30$46,4911 year out$52,103$27,41821The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas30$38,3581 year out$48,927$20,50022George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia29$56,6741 year out$72,841$20,10623Park UniversityParkville, Missouri28—1 year out——24Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan26$36,2361 year out$50,338$25,69725Barry UniversityMiami, Florida25$103,1071 year out$72,493$25,72826California State University-FullertonFullerton, California24$36,6261 year out$68,007$13,27327California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California24$76,0491 year out—$37,50028Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho24—1 year out——29Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida23$38,5211 year out$38,943—30Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana23$34,7801 year out$52,883$22,24231Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia22—1 year out——32St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida20$42,7351 year out—$31,80933CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York18$43,3171 year out—$19,18734University of La VerneLa Verne, California17—1 year out$85,403$29,33335Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa17$61,1041 year out$75,905$31,00036California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California16$68,6821 year out—$39,24437Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida16$61,6131 year out$49,473$21,48538Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio16$45,2781 year out$74,271$25,73139University of GuamMangilao, Guam16—1 year out——40National UniversitySan Diego, California14$77,0771 year out—$31,60341University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma14—1 year out—$20,54842University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin14$43,6321 year out$56,013$20,50043Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey13$45,8501 year out$55,299$31,00044University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas13—1 year out——45Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington13—1 year out——46University of California-RiversideRiverside, California12—1 year out——47University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota12—1 year out——48University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine11—1 year out——49Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa10—1 year out——50University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri10—1 year out——51Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island10$32,4091 year out——52The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee10—1 year out——53University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa9$38,8771 year out$55,244$27,00054University of KansasLawrence, Kansas9—1 year out$58,908—55Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan9—1 year out——56The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas9$36,3281 year out$57,861$17,96157University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas8—1 year out——58Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire8$73,1291 year out—$31,13959Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan7$38,7671 year out—$30,75060University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin7—1 year out$45,096—61Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama6—1 year out$54,761—62California State University-ChicoChico, California6—1 year out——63Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii6—1 year out——64Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island6—1 year out——65Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee6—1 year out——66University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin6$44,9511 year out$59,361$27,18767University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois5—1 year out——68Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana5—1 year out——69Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas5—1 year out——70Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio5—1 year out$54,917—71University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma5—1 year out——72Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——73Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas5—1 year out$44,275—74Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia5—1 year out——75Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama4—1 year out——76Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona4—1 year out——77California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California4—1 year out$63,595—78Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan4—1 year out——79Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, North Carolina4—1 year out——80Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio4—1 year out——81Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, Ohio4—1 year out——82Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma4—1 year out——83Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——84University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida3—1 year out——85The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona3$65,5031 year out$64,804$41,25086Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana3—1 year out——87University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent, Maine3—1 year out——88Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan3—1 year out——89Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri3—1 year out——90University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——91Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas3—1 year out——92Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, Arkansas2—1 year out——93Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas2—1 year out——94Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois2—1 year out——95Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois2—1 year out——96Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana2—1 year out——97University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts2—1 year out——98Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire2—1 year out——99St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York2—1 year out——100Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, Ohio2—1 year out——
Associate programs — 14 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana19—1 year out——2Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, Maryland16—1 year out——3CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York8—1 year out——4Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California7—1 year out——5Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York6—1 year out——6CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York4—1 year out$48,183—7Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas3—1 year out——8Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, New Mexico2—1 year out——9Kilgore CollegeKilgore, Texas2—1 year out——10San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas2—1 year out——11Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Montana1—1 year out——12Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio1—1 year out——13Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas1—1 year out——14Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, Washington1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 21 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona22—1 year out——2Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona22—1 year out——3University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland20—1 year out——4CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York10—1 year out——5University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——6Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas7—1 year out——7Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona6—1 year out——8Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana6—1 year out——9Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, Maryland6—1 year out——10Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island4—1 year out——11San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas4—1 year out——12South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas3—1 year out——13Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan2—1 year out——14Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island2—1 year out——15Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama1—1 year out——16University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland1—1 year out——17Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts1—1 year out——18Little Big Horn CollegeCrow Agency, Montana1—1 year out——19Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon1—1 year out——20Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia1—1 year out——21Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida—$36,1021 year out—$20,125
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).