Bachelor's degree · Public administration and social services · CIP 44.04
Public Administration: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 122 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Public Administration, together awarding 2,130 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $50,167 one year after finishing and $65,826 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $20,590 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Public Administration programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 30 of 122; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Public Administration
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington · Public | IN | 379 | $52,286 | $85,782 | $17,500 |
| Western Carolina University Cullowhee · Public | NC | 112 | $56,514 | $77,411 | $19,765 |
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei · Public | HI | 92 | $45,938 | $53,429 | $18,500 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix · Private for-profit | AZ | 78 | $57,324 | $65,440 | $44,855 |
| University of Oregon Eugene · Public | OR | 71 | $40,506 | $72,417 | $15,000 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus · Public | OH | 66 | $47,633 | $67,024 | $16,084 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse · Private nonprofit | NY | 65 | $61,347 | $85,718 | $22,674 |
| San Diego State University San Diego · Public | CA | 53 | $44,736 | $59,627 | $16,000 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi · Public | MD | 49 | $81,648 | $102,233 | n/a |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson · Public | CA | 47 | $57,138 | $67,991 | $19,103 |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton · Public | FL | 47 | $45,251 | $60,333 | $29,899 |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg · Public | VA | 46 | $52,411 | $80,883 | $13,353 |
| Florida International University Miami · Public | FL | 44 | $50,191 | $64,257 | $28,822 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York · Public | NY | 41 | $50,714 | $65,286 | $15,933 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · Public | IN | 41 | $50,921 | $65,165 | $19,526 |
| Texas State University San Marcos · Public | TX | 40 | $45,143 | $61,163 | $19,000 |
| George Mason University Fairfax · Public | VA | 36 | $55,820 | $82,379 | $22,531 |
| Barry University Miami · Private nonprofit | FL | 32 | $76,893 | $79,238 | $42,775 |
| Park University Parkville · Private nonprofit | MO | 32 | $64,858 | n/a | $10,250 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York · Public | NY | 30 | $49,568 | $68,584 | $11,139 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando · Public | FL | 29 | $49,393 | $60,621 | $20,590 |
| University of Arizona Tucson · Public | AZ | 27 | $42,859 | $63,710 | $18,305 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge · Public | CA | 26 | $84,412 | $87,894 | $37,500 |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton · Public | CA | 25 | $46,239 | $72,926 | $11,375 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce · Public | FL | 25 | $56,527 | $55,460 | $7,223 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg · Private nonprofit | VA | 25 | n/a | n/a | $31,719 |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg · Public | FL | 24 | $43,070 | $59,214 | $28,175 |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale · Public | MI | 23 | $48,070 | $55,713 | $27,000 |
| Kean University Union · Public | NJ | 21 | $42,062 | $57,369 | $29,045 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio · Public | TX | 18 | $41,027 | $50,992 | $21,703 |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette · Private nonprofit | IA | 18 | $73,411 | $81,732 | $25,062 |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant · Public | MI | 16 | $46,137 | n/a | $27,000 |
| University of Guam Mangilao · Public | GU | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg · Private nonprofit | ID | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Flagler College Saint Augustine · Private nonprofit | FL | 15 | $57,780 | $58,110 | $21,709 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford · Public | OH | 14 | $49,319 | $63,935 | n/a |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville · Public | TX | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of La Verne La Verne · Private nonprofit | CA | 14 | $75,236 | $95,232 | $27,250 |
| National University San Diego · Private nonprofit | CA | 13 | n/a | $94,523 | n/a |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside · Public | CA | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Kansas Lawrence · Public | KS | 12 | n/a | $59,136 | n/a |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson · Public | TX | 11 | n/a | $73,749 | n/a |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia · Public | MO | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Point Park University Pittsburgh · Private nonprofit | PA | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls · Public | IA | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman · Public | OK | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse · Public | WI | 10 | n/a | $66,954 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater · Public | WI | 10 | n/a | $57,951 | n/a |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn · Public | NY | 9 | $50,167 | $65,826 | n/a |
| Iowa State University Ames · Public | IA | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: Public Administration
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Public Administration?
- The College Scorecard lists 122 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Public Administration.
- How much do Public Administration graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $50,167 one year after graduation (39 institutions reporting) and $65,826 five years after graduation (51 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Public Administration graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: University of Maryland Global Campus ($102,233), University of La Verne ($95,232), National University ($94,523), California State University-Northridge ($87,894), and Indiana University-Bloomington ($85,782).
- How much student debt do Public Administration graduates have?
- The median institution's Public Administration graduates leave with $20,590 in federal student loans (33 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Public Administration degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Indiana University-Bloomington (379), Western Carolina University (112), University of Hawaii-West Oahu (92), University of Phoenix-Arizona (78), and University of Oregon (71).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Public Administration (CIP code 44.04), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.