Public Policy Analysis
2,690 students earn a public policy analysis credential each year across 104 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
- $45,642
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $67,947
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Bachelor's programs — 95 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina157$48,2521 year out$70,196$15,0002Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina144$60,5011 year out$113,034$10,5003Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey114$73,6301 year out$98,995$10,5274University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California111—1 year out——5University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland108$45,6421 year out—$21,5006Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts101$39,9431 year out$68,486$25,0007Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona96$49,7531 year out$62,990$22,3418University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois90$60,0571 year out$99,986$17,4929University of California-RiversideRiverside, California87$39,8671 year out$61,890$19,16110Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona85$49,7531 year out$62,990$22,34111University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia84—1 year out——12University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan77$49,6851 year out$86,020$21,00013Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York59$52,6141 year out—$25,23914University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi56$40,2591 year out$66,986$21,00015Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia54—1 year out$68,384$15,46816William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia48$36,7031 year out$63,860$22,00017Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York44$77,9061 year out$107,508$15,75018University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California41$52,4031 year out—$18,00019University of DelawareNewark, Delaware40$36,7961 year out$67,947$25,33620Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas40$40,4341 year out$77,862$19,61521Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut39$56,9021 year out—$23,16122Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia38$42,2151 year out$57,464$30,75023Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois36$48,5581 year out$61,965$18,75024Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia35$48,3831 year out——25University at AlbanyAlbany, New York35—1 year out——26Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio32$50,6431 year out—$14,50027Rice UniversityHouston, Texas31—1 year out——28Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania29—1 year out——29University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island28$32,5361 year out$55,880$23,50030Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee28$57,0231 year out——31University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois27$35,2051 year out—$17,00032The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas26$43,8371 year out$43,169$16,75033Barnard CollegeNew York, New York25—1 year out——34University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut23$33,4241 year out—$25,96435College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts23—1 year out——36Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania21—1 year out——37Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York20$56,1581 year out—$17,00038Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia20$38,5461 year out—$24,50039Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan19$43,0051 year out—$26,33740University of RedlandsRedlands, California17$37,8881 year out—$27,00041University of DenverDenver, Colorado17—1 year out——42University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——43Stanford UniversityStanford, California16—1 year out——44Pomona CollegeClaremont, California15—1 year out——45Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island15$58,1611 year out—$10,34546Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey14$51,0821 year out—$26,50047Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas13—1 year out——48Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California12—1 year out——49Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia12—1 year out——50St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, Maryland12$43,6291 year out$64,347$22,00051St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota11—1 year out——52Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon11—1 year out——53University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana9—1 year out——54Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri9—1 year out——55University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky7—1 year out——56Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois6—1 year out——57Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York6—1 year out——58Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——59Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington6—1 year out——60Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California5—1 year out$71,931—61Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington5$30,3031 year out$54,659—62DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois4—1 year out——63Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——64Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——65Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia4—1 year out——66University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, Connecticut3—1 year out——67Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia3—1 year out——68Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, Georgia3—1 year out——69Earlham CollegeRichmond, Indiana2—1 year out——70Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts2—1 year out——71Albion CollegeAlbion, Michigan2—1 year out——72Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey2—1 year out——73Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York2—1 year out—$27,00074State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York2—1 year out——75Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——76Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——77Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——78Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——79Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——80Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee2—1 year out——81Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama1—1 year out——82Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California1—1 year out——83Hampshire CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts1—1 year out——84Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey1—1 year out——85Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey1—1 year out——86Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York1—1 year out——87University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——88Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——89Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——90Anderson UniversityAnderson, South Carolina1—1 year out——91Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania—$61,5921 year out——92University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,96493University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,96494University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,96495University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,964
Associate programs — 1 college
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
Certificate programs — 9 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin163—1 year out——2The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas18—1 year out——3University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts9—1 year out——4University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia7—1 year out——5The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas6—1 year out——6Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan5—1 year out——7Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey5—1 year out——8University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska3—1 year out——9Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——
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 (—).