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

1Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York44$77,9061 year out$107,508$15,750 2Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey114$73,6301 year out$98,995$10,527 3Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania—$61,5921 year out——4Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina144$60,5011 year out$113,034$10,500 5University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois90$60,0571 year out$99,986$17,492 6Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island15$58,1611 year out—$10,345 7Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee28$57,0231 year out——8Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut39$56,9021 year out—$23,161 9Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York20$56,1581 year out—$17,000 10Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York59$52,6141 year out—$25,239 11University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California41$52,4031 year out—$18,000 12Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey14$51,0821 year out—$26,500 13Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio32$50,6431 year out—$14,500 14Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona96$49,7531 year out$62,990$22,341 15Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona85$49,7531 year out$62,990$22,341 16University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan77$49,6851 year out$86,020$21,000 17Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois36$48,5581 year out$61,965$18,750 18Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia35$48,3831 year out——19University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina157$48,2521 year out$70,196$15,000 20University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland108$45,6421 year out—$21,500 21The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas26$43,8371 year out$43,169$16,750 22St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, Maryland12$43,6291 year out$64,347$22,000 23Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan19$43,0051 year out—$26,337 24Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia38$42,2151 year out$57,464$30,750 25Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas40$40,4341 year out$77,862$19,615 26University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi56$40,2591 year out$66,986$21,000 27Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts101$39,9431 year out$68,486$25,000 28University of California-RiversideRiverside, California87$39,8671 year out$61,890$19,161 29Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia20$38,5461 year out—$24,500 30University of RedlandsRedlands, California17$37,8881 year out—$27,000 31University of DelawareNewark, Delaware40$36,7961 year out$67,947$25,336 32William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia48$36,7031 year out$63,860$22,000 33University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois27$35,2051 year out—$17,000 34University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut23$33,4241 year out—$25,964 35University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,964 36University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,964 37University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,964 38University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$33,4241 year out—$25,964 39University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island28$32,5361 year out$55,880$23,500 40Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington5$30,3031 year out$54,659—41University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California111—1 year out——42University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia84—1 year out——43Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia54—1 year out$68,384$15,468 44University at AlbanyAlbany, New York35—1 year out——45Rice UniversityHouston, Texas31—1 year out——46Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania29—1 year out——47Barnard CollegeNew York, New York25—1 year out——48College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts23—1 year out——49Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania21—1 year out——50University of DenverDenver, Colorado17—1 year out——51University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——52Stanford UniversityStanford, California16—1 year out——53Pomona CollegeClaremont, California15—1 year out——54Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas13—1 year out——55Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California12—1 year out——56Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia12—1 year out——57St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota11—1 year out——58Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon11—1 year out——59University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana9—1 year out——60Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri9—1 year out——61University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky7—1 year out——62Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois6—1 year out——63Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York6—1 year out——64Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——65Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington6—1 year out——66Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California5—1 year out$71,931—67DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois4—1 year out——68Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——69Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——70Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia4—1 year out——71University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, Connecticut3—1 year out——72Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia3—1 year out——73Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, Georgia3—1 year out——74Earlham CollegeRichmond, Indiana2—1 year out——75Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts2—1 year out——76Albion CollegeAlbion, Michigan2—1 year out——77Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey2—1 year out——78Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York2—1 year out—$27,000 79State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York2—1 year out——80Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——81Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——82Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——83Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——84Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——85Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee2—1 year out——86Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama1—1 year out——87Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California1—1 year out——88Hampshire CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts1—1 year out——89Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey1—1 year out——90Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey1—1 year out——91Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York1—1 year out——92University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——93Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——94Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——95Anderson UniversityAnderson, South Carolina1—1 year out——

Associate programs — 1 college

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska2—1 year out——

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 (—).