Median earnings of public policy analysis graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 55 colleges. National median: $70,644, rising to $89,111 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Harvard University | MA | $102,390 | $129,978 | $75,236 |
| 2 | Princeton University | NJ | $98,226 | $120,163 | — |
| 3 | Georgetown University | DC | $94,735 | $110,634 | $20,500 |
| 4 | Tufts University | MA | $92,634 | — | — |
| 5 | University of Chicago | IL | $88,156 | $112,727 | $58,891 |
| 6 | George Mason University | VA | $83,794 | $97,926 | $35,350 |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $81,950 | $107,392 | $41,000 |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $80,486 | $103,268 | $63,052 |
| 9 | The New School | NY | $80,469 | $89,713 | — |
| 10 | Drexel University | PA | $80,296 | — | — |
| 11 | Duke University | NC | $79,570 | $109,274 | $65,858 |
| 12 | Rutgers University-Camden | NJ | $79,412 | $89,111 | $30,750 |
| 13 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | $79,412 | $89,111 | $30,750 |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $77,710 | $84,618 | $41,586 |
| 15 | Brown University | RI | $77,601 | $87,139 | $41,468 |
| 16 | Yale University | CT | $77,047 | — | $55,000 |
| 17 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $76,472 | — | $41,000 |
| 18 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | $76,472 | — | $41,000 |
| 19 | Liberty University | VA | $76,003 | $78,054 | $33,090 |
| 20 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | $75,502 | $96,792 | $40,448 |
| 21 | University of Southern California | CA | $75,415 | $94,114 | $43,913 |
| 22 | University of Houston | TX | $75,092 | $72,392 | — |
| 23 | University of California-San Diego | CA | $74,578 | — | $49,847 |
| 24 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | $74,004 | $99,110 | $41,000 |
| 25 | George Washington University | DC | $73,831 | $94,862 | $48,674 |
| 26 | American University | DC | $73,753 | $98,588 | $47,247 |
| 27 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | MA | $70,981 | $87,730 | — |
| 28 | Brandeis University | MA | $70,644 | $79,908 | $45,298 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt University | TN | $69,969 | $96,305 | $41,000 |
| 30 | Oregon State University | OR | $69,918 | — | — |
| 31 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | OR | $69,918 | — | — |
| 32 | Teachers College at Columbia University | NY | $69,456 | $87,221 | $72,075 |
| 33 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $69,052 | $80,100 | $41,000 |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | $68,530 | — | $41,000 |
| 35 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $67,631 | $100,925 | $38,050 |
| 36 | DePaul University | IL | $67,001 | — | — |
| 37 | Pepperdine University | CA | $66,766 | $81,037 | $41,000 |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $66,113 | $78,939 | — |
| 39 | Temple University | PA | $65,771 | $91,832 | $41,000 |
| 40 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | NH | $65,574 | $75,424 | $21,225 |
| 41 | University of Connecticut | CT | $65,213 | $96,919 | — |
| 42 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | CT | $65,213 | $96,919 | — |
| 43 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | CT | $65,213 | $96,919 | — |
| 44 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | CT | $65,213 | $96,919 | — |
| 45 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | CT | $65,213 | $96,919 | — |
| 46 | University of Southern Maine | ME | $62,062 | $66,469 | $23,450 |
| 47 | Michigan State University | MI | $61,127 | $72,828 | — |
| 48 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $59,133 | $76,103 | $45,000 |
| 49 | Trinity College | CT | $58,156 | $72,738 | — |
| 50 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $58,138 | — | — |
| 51 | University of California-Irvine | CA | $57,891 | $75,045 | — |
| 52 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $56,591 | $82,094 | — |
| 53 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | MA | $56,525 | — | — |
| 54 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | MA | $56,212 | $82,435 | $20,500 |
| 55 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | $55,435 | — | — |
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 policy analysis graduates earn?
The median college reports $70,644 in earnings one year after a master's degree in public policy analysis and $89,111 four years after. The highest is $102,390 at Harvard University.
How much student debt do public policy analysis graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $41,000 at the typical college.