Public Administration

172
Schools
Bachelor's
Credential Level
$52,316
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$30,173
25th %ile
$46,124
Median
$51,826
75th %ile
$58,525
Max
$85,093
$30,173 $85,093

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
National University CA 15 $85,093 $29,181
West Texas A & M University TX 6 $73,471
Southern New Hampshire University NH 42 $73,129 $23,014
Colorado State University Global CO 4 $71,383
George Mason University VA 23 $69,760 $18,750
California Baptist University CA 17 $69,338 $36,707
Barry University FL 48 $65,899 $33,381
California State University-Northridge CA 41 $65,244 $36,442
University of La Verne CA 25 $63,388 $25,666
Indiana University-Bloomington IN 593 $62,367 $19,500
Upper Iowa University IA 28 $61,516 $25,000
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ 42 $61,388 $38,250
Syracuse University NY 77 $60,555 $26,000
Ashford University CA 15 $60,271 $33,349
Western Carolina University NC 45 $58,649 $17,234
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA $58,525
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA 42 $58,104 $17,250
California State University-Fullerton CA 40 $57,169 $12,981
Miami University-Oxford OH 22 $56,949 $25,732
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY 67 $56,859 $14,604
University of Kansas KS 21 $55,797
University of Maryland Global Campus MD 80 $55,385 $21,169
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 93 $55,092 $20,500
James Madison University VA 59 $54,888 $18,250
California State University-Bakersfield CA 8 $54,809
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI 16 $54,579 $23,829
Florida Atlantic University FL 47 $53,902 $17,000
University of Oregon OR 54 $53,335 $15,795
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV 0 $52,703
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN 90 $52,546 $20,625
Auburn University AL 10 $51,826
University of Arizona AZ 49 $51,630 $20,202
University of Northern Iowa IA 11 $51,393 $20,082
California State University-San Bernardino CA $50,540 $12,904
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY 40 $49,619 $14,159
California State University-Chico CA 13 $48,377
University of Central Florida FL 65 $48,198 $16,875
Texas State University TX 39 $48,152 $24,141
Florida International University FL 113 $47,995 $23,000
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI 24 $47,804 $18,648
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN 45 $47,535 $20,375
San Diego State University CA 98 $47,513 $14,999
Cleveland State University OH 14 $47,479
Kean University NJ 48 $47,167 $26,307
The University of Texas at Dallas TX 25 $46,536 $18,000
Central Michigan University MI 20 $46,301 $27,000
University of Hawaii-West Oahu HI 128 $46,124 $13,687
Flagler College FL 41 $45,251 $21,117
Eastern Michigan University MI 16 $45,024
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX 53 $43,594 $20,000
Walden University MN 9 $43,575
CUNY Medgar Evers College NY 32 $43,317 $17,625
Grand Valley State University MI 63 $42,633 $25,000
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI 19 $41,929
Southern Technical College FL $41,893
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA 5 $41,025
Northern Arizona University AZ 9 $37,503
Indiana University-Kokomo IN 7 $34,526
Indian River State College FL 23 $33,661
Rhode Island College RI 11 $32,409
St Petersburg College FL 45 $30,799 $24,619
Wayne State University MI 24 $30,173 $23,086
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK 15 $19,500

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.