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Bachelor's · Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Public Administration (Bachelor's): earnings by school

52 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$50,167
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$64,953
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$18,750
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 47 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $56,534 and $70,331. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Barry University FL$76,893$97,702$37,255
Syracuse University NY$61,347$89,732$21,500
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$81,648$85,909—
California State University-Northridge CA$84,412$85,789$34,173
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$52,286$77,422$15,750
California Baptist University CA—$75,949—
University of La Verne CA$75,236—$25,000
West Texas A & M University TX—$74,261—
Southern New Hampshire University NH—$72,437—
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV—$72,433—
James Madison University VA$52,411$71,626$13,000
Upper Iowa University IA$73,411$70,374—
Western Carolina University NC$56,514$70,331$18,450
Flagler College FL$57,780$70,202—
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$49,568$69,033—
California State University-Fullerton CA$46,239$68,497—
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ—$68,344—
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$57,324$68,272$37,658
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$57,138$68,008$18,750
George Mason University VA$55,820$67,973$14,000
University of Oregon OR$40,506$67,030$14,500
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$50,714$66,834$11,900
Wayne State University MI$50,689$66,396—
Auburn University AL—$66,141—
University of Arizona AZ$42,859$64,953$18,000
Park University MO$64,858——
Florida International University FL$50,191$62,424$20,800
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$47,633$60,678$16,304
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$50,921$60,564$16,078
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI—$60,383—
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI—$60,079—
Texas State University TX$45,143$59,074$17,250
University of Northern Iowa IA—$58,307—
Kean University NJ$42,062$58,100$25,253
Florida Atlantic University FL$45,251$57,679$25,000
San Diego State University CA$44,736$57,264$15,750
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$41,027$56,557$20,229
California State University-San Bernardino CA$47,989$56,534—
Indian River State College FL$56,527$56,032—
The University of Texas at Dallas TX—$55,467—
University of Central Florida FL$49,393$55,259$19,829
California State University-Chico CA—$54,714—
University of Hawaii-West Oahu HI$45,938$53,891$14,292
CUNY Medgar Evers College NY$50,167$53,849—
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN$44,236$53,257—
Northern Arizona University AZ—$52,834—
Grand Valley State University MI$48,070$49,776$27,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$49,319——
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI—$48,958—
Eastern Michigan University MI$48,881——
St Petersburg College FL$43,070$47,320—
Central Michigan University MI$46,137—$26,306