Public Administration: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of public administration graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 248 colleges. National median: $65,964, rising to $77,421 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Harvard University	MA	$172,076	$177,149	$39,585
2	Calumet College of Saint Joseph	IN	$121,715	$121,754	—
3	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$100,157	$104,073	$52,534
4	Golden Gate University	CA	$99,103	$122,598	$49,785
5	Cumberland University	TN	$98,505	$60,726	—
6	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$94,158	$115,874	$61,500
7	Villanova University	PA	$93,585	$96,385	$40,173
8	George Washington University	DC	$93,375	$113,891	$50,250
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$91,772	$97,311	—
10	Excelsior University	NY	$91,233	—	—
11	San Francisco State University	CA	$89,556	$108,093	$41,100
12	George Mason University	VA	$88,982	$100,692	$41,000
13	University of Southern California	CA	$88,610	$103,721	$83,346
14	New York University	NY	$88,519	$109,946	$74,995
15	University of San Francisco	CA	$87,975	$99,141	$54,440
16	University of South Dakota	SD	$86,995	$87,275	—
17	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$86,827	$87,309	$41,000
18	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$86,827	$87,309	$41,000
19	California State University-East Bay	CA	$86,639	$99,879	$40,569
20	Sam Houston State University	TX	$86,633	—	—
21	Portland State University	OR	$86,609	$99,801	$37,936
22	The Evergreen State College	WA	$84,616	$82,026	$41,000
23	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$84,297	$122,517	$51,250
24	Northwestern University	IL	$83,556	$98,798	$48,064
25	Post University	CT	$83,302	$97,596	$47,701
26	Hamline University	MN	$82,354	$93,090	$26,197
27	Marist University	NY	$82,352	$99,846	$29,067
28	Rider University	NJ	$82,011	—	—
29	Cornell University	NY	$81,852	$100,325	$69,125
30	Suffolk University	MA	$81,694	$92,015	$41,000
31	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$81,420	$93,751	$37,500
32	University of the Pacific	CA	$81,274	$84,392	—
33	California Lutheran University	CA	$81,096	$77,919	—
34	Syracuse University	NY	$80,834	$107,868	$37,545
35	Alfred University	NY	$80,773	$94,571	—
36	American University	DC	$79,444	$107,866	$57,297
37	California Baptist University	CA	$78,979	$98,056	$34,167
38	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$78,681	$81,029	—
39	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$78,640	—	—
40	National University	CA	$78,390	$88,988	$32,054
41	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$78,376	$83,344	$36,762
42	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$77,787	—	—
43	American Public University System	WV	$77,717	$85,238	$36,586
44	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$77,697	$72,670	$22,696
45	Columbia Southern University	AL	$77,521	$74,452	$39,442
46	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$77,376	$76,945	$41,000
47	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$77,072	$85,272	$30,663
48	University of Utah	UT	$76,937	$80,501	$36,166
49	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$76,860	$86,271	$30,302
50	San Diego State University	CA	$76,845	$91,303	$27,224
51	California State University-Northridge	CA	$76,590	$92,353	$36,134
52	Upper Iowa University	IA	$76,537	$70,924	$55,510
53	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$76,354	$82,864	$39,500
54	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$76,243	$91,499	$53,787
55	Tarleton State University	TX	$76,068	$83,252	$41,000
56	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$75,686	$88,961	—
57	Indiana University-Northwest	IN	$75,509	$69,335	—
58	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$74,879	$84,412	$18,666
59	Roger Williams University	RI	$74,854	—	—
60	University of Illinois Springfield	IL	$74,715	$77,237	$31,279
61	Purdue University Global	IN	$74,353	$64,832	$42,922
62	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$74,027	$87,710	$44,375
63	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$74,027	$87,710	$44,375
64	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$74,027	$87,710	$44,375
65	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$73,925	$81,915	$47,625
66	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	$73,748	$89,849	$37,271
67	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$73,597	$84,419	—
68	Long Island University	NY	$73,400	$77,502	—
69	National Louis University	IL	$73,033	—	—
70	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	NY	$73,031	$83,931	$41,000
71	Clemson University	SC	$72,530	$92,184	$42,975
72	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$72,363	$71,298	$51,250
73	University of South Florida	FL	$72,031	$62,465	$40,968
74	Arkansas State University	AR	$72,016	$76,032	$18,437
75	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$71,889	$74,606	$39,922
76	California State University-Fresno	CA	$71,676	$85,549	—
77	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$71,631	—	—
78	University of Idaho	ID	$71,519	—	—
79	Northern Illinois University	IL	$71,299	$82,907	$34,463
80	Bowie State University	MD	$71,096	$98,800	—
81	DePaul University	IL	$71,074	$86,093	$47,832
82	Georgia State University	GA	$70,657	$79,793	$35,947
83	CUNY City College	NY	$70,651	$81,813	—
84	Drake University	IA	$70,621	$83,764	$29,387
85	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$70,578	$84,078	$29,814
86	Governors State University	IL	$70,269	—	—
87	Central Michigan University	MI	$69,941	$79,416	$37,953
88	Aurora University	IL	$69,823	—	—
89	California State University-Bakersfield	CA	$69,742	$85,123	$31,000
90	Touro University Worldwide	CA	$69,735	—	—
91	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	$69,597	—	$30,625
92	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$69,432	$84,962	—
93	Barry University	FL	$69,353	$81,625	$41,391
94	Old Dominion University	VA	$69,098	$84,367	$41,000
95	Park University	MO	$69,090	$80,800	$47,975
96	Liberty University	VA	$68,893	$69,247	$27,868
97	Seattle University	WA	$68,875	$94,446	—
98	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$68,806	$74,870	$41,000
99	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$68,806	$74,870	$41,000
100	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$68,806	$74,870	$41,000
101	University of Central Florida	FL	$68,552	$79,043	$43,997
102	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$68,466	$85,338	$50,875
103	University of Rhode Island	RI	$68,429	$86,349	$32,350
104	Clark Atlanta University	GA	$68,383	$59,522	$53,632
105	Troy University	AL	$68,364	$70,721	$41,000
106	Southern Utah University	UT	$68,340	$77,113	$19,759
107	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$68,041	—	$44,004
108	Johnson & Wales University-Online	RI	$68,041	—	$44,004
109	Brigham Young University	UT	$68,033	$87,075	$26,896
110	Texas State University	TX	$67,846	$68,342	$33,500
111	University of Delaware	DE	$67,782	$77,421	—
112	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$67,500	$66,535	$40,282
113	University of New Haven	CT	$67,462	$84,061	$41,000
114	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$67,442	$74,197	—
115	University of Miami	FL	$67,404	—	$98,263
116	East Carolina University	NC	$66,572	$69,522	—
117	Kean University	NJ	$66,526	$72,414	$37,399
118	Eastern Washington University	WA	$66,231	$54,973	—
119	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$66,175	$85,641	—
120	University of Kansas	KS	$66,170	$82,043	—
121	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$66,090	$80,745	—
122	Northcentral University	CA	$66,025	—	—
123	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$65,985	$60,493	$24,842
124	University of Connecticut	CT	$65,964	$86,879	$28,238
125	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$65,964	$86,879	$28,238
126	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$65,964	$86,879	$28,238
127	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$65,964	$86,879	$28,238
128	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$65,964	$86,879	$28,238
129	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$65,728	$91,668	—
130	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$65,695	$85,494	$41,000
131	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$65,446	$85,052	—
132	University of Baltimore	MD	$65,382	$94,518	—
133	Lynn University	FL	$65,210	—	—
134	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$65,180	$70,572	$41,000
135	Capella University	MN	$64,896	$75,626	$41,476
136	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$64,705	$75,141	$50,803
137	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$64,705	$75,141	$50,803
138	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$64,352	$79,971	—
139	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$64,163	$80,153	$38,316
140	Saint Peter's University	NJ	$64,141	$64,106	—
141	Western Michigan University	MI	$64,022	$76,335	—
142	Franklin University	OH	$64,021	$71,172	$39,562
143	Northeastern University Oakland	CA	$63,923	$87,852	$41,000
144	Northeastern University	MA	$63,923	$87,852	$41,000
145	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$63,923	$87,852	$41,000
146	Walden University	MN	$63,762	$68,434	$41,000
147	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$63,715	$76,337	$36,500
148	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$63,233	$67,108	$32,973
149	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$63,052	$87,606	$37,619
150	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$62,981	$62,611	—
151	Norwich University	VT	$62,963	$85,253	—
152	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$62,942	$72,410	$29,925
153	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$62,906	$81,041	—
154	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$62,890	$75,913	$35,759
155	The University of Montana	MT	$62,658	$65,365	$23,578
156	University at Albany	NY	$62,590	$84,950	$21,061
157	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$62,547	$76,752	$38,961
158	Florida International University	FL	$62,456	$79,414	$48,668
159	Auburn University	AL	$62,091	—	—
160	Lamar University	TX	$62,062	—	—
161	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	$61,999	$75,582	—
162	Murray State University	KY	$61,993	—	$38,227
163	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	CA	$61,808	$89,916	$78,072
164	Middlebury College	VT	$61,808	$89,916	$78,072
165	Westfield State University	MA	$61,644	$77,525	—
166	College of Charleston	SC	$61,020	$75,145	$41,000
167	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$60,753	—	$44,750
168	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$60,737	$72,035	$30,758
169	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$60,627	$73,895	—
170	Bellevue University	NE	$60,209	$78,464	$41,000
171	St. Mary's University	TX	$60,068	—	—
172	Boise State University	ID	$60,038	$65,231	—
173	Grand Valley State University	MI	$59,783	$71,404	$32,466
174	Appalachian State University	NC	$59,734	$62,027	—
175	University of North Texas	TX	$59,645	$77,071	$30,584
176	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$59,266	$66,275	—
177	Clayton State University	GA	$59,252	—	$28,875
178	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$58,987	$79,427	—
179	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$58,915	$61,916	—
180	University of Arizona	AZ	$58,577	$68,881	—
181	University of West Georgia	GA	$58,465	$63,152	$26,586
182	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$58,288	—	—
183	University of Wyoming	WY	$58,281	$58,617	—
184	University of Georgia	GA	$58,011	$82,476	$29,057
185	Clark University	MA	$57,912	$83,740	$20,500
186	Regent University	VA	$57,679	$79,312	$50,975
187	Binghamton University	NY	$57,389	$83,478	$20,500
188	Strayer University-District of Columbia	DC	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
189	Strayer University-Virginia	VA	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
190	Strayer University-Maryland	MD	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
191	Strayer University-Tennessee	TN	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
192	Strayer University-Pennsylvania	PA	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
193	Strayer University-Florida	FL	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
194	Strayer University-Delaware	DE	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
195	Strayer University-Alabama	AL	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
196	Strayer University-North Carolina	NC	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
197	Strayer University-New Jersey	NJ	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
198	Strayer University-West Virginia	WV	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
199	Strayer University-Arkansas	AR	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
200	Strayer University-Georgia	GA	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
201	Strayer University-Mississippi	MS	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
202	Strayer University-South Carolina	SC	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
203	Strayer University-Texas	TX	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
204	Strayer University-Global Region	DC	$57,238	$62,227	$56,623
205	Oakland University	MI	$57,026	$79,238	—
206	Florida State University	FL	$56,851	$79,921	$51,250
207	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$56,722	$74,407	$28,785
208	Texas Southern University	TX	$56,673	$64,662	$55,460
209	Kennesaw State University	GA	$56,316	$63,462	$41,000
210	University of Vermont	VT	$56,058	—	—
211	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$56,042	$43,632	$24,607
212	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$56,001	$76,622	—
213	University of South Alabama	AL	$55,734	—	$50,928
214	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$55,692	$75,814	—
215	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	$55,572	$54,501	$26,359
216	Cleveland State University	OH	$55,481	$72,439	—
217	North Carolina Central University	NC	$55,325	$65,374	$55,924
218	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	$55,310	—	—
219	University of Kentucky	KY	$55,276	$71,952	—
220	Wichita State University	KS	$54,812	$58,671	—
221	Wayne State University	MI	$54,752	$73,503	—
222	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$54,527	$68,057	$19,500
223	Texas A & M International University	TX	$54,321	$62,148	$26,226
224	University of North Georgia	GA	$53,898	—	—
225	Wayland Baptist University	TX	$53,870	$85,003	—
226	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$53,610	$81,998	—
227	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$53,450	$78,025	$40,214
228	Augusta University	GA	$53,135	$66,362	—
229	Savannah State University	GA	$52,608	—	$51,122
230	Southern University and A & M College	LA	$51,540	$55,482	$32,730
231	Southern University Law Center	LA	$51,540	$55,482	$32,730
232	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$51,496	$73,816	$30,190
233	West Virginia University	WV	$50,824	$55,516	$27,343
234	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$50,721	$50,633	—
235	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$50,558	—	—
236	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	$49,806	—	—
237	SUNY Brockport	NY	$49,739	$61,703	$22,953
238	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	$48,748	—	—
239	Hawaii Pacific University	HI	$47,534	—	—
240	Webster University	MO	$47,430	—	—
241	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$47,144	$59,405	—
242	University of North Florida	FL	$47,126	$67,442	—
243	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$46,813	$59,419	$24,778
244	Belhaven University	MS	$45,687	$52,369	—
245	Mississippi State University	MS	$42,162	$51,054	—
246	The University of Alabama	AL	$40,120	—	—
247	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	PR	$38,448	$59,695	—
248	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	$34,111	—	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do public administration graduates earn?

The median college reports $65,964 in earnings one year after a master's degree in public administration and $77,421 four years after. The highest is $172,076 at Harvard University.

How much student debt do public administration graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $41,000 at the typical college.