4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$71,967
Program median
Program + credential
Public Administration.: Bachelor's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$68,896
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$24,464
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
17,246
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Medical Academy Miami, FL | Private for-profit | Not available | 52.8% | Available |
| Anna Maria College Paxton, MA | Private nonprofit | $28,333 | 46.2% | Available |
| Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR | Private nonprofit | $10,627 | 7.4% | Available |
| Ashford University San Diego, CA | Private for-profit | $31,266 | 10.7% | Available |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | Public | $24,323 | 82% | Available |
| Augusta University Augusta, GA | Public | $13,787 | 48.8% | Available |
| Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | Private nonprofit | $27,603 | 66.8% | Available |
| Barry University Miami, FL | Private nonprofit | $22,613 | 37.9% | Available |
| Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | Private nonprofit | $17,550 | 33% | Available |
| Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | Private nonprofit | $18,460 | 57.5% | Available |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID | Private nonprofit | $8,221 | 55.5% | Available |
| Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA | Private nonprofit | $18,846 | 61.7% | Available |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | Private nonprofit | $26,285 | 61.9% | Available |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA | Public | $5,652 | 49.8% | Available |
| California State University-Chico Chico, CA | Public | $14,480 | 62.8% | Available |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | Public | $8,615 | 42.8% | Available |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA | Public | $7,000 | 57% | Available |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA | Public | $6,555 | 70.2% | Available |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | Public | $7,021 | 57% | Available |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | Public | $4,564 | 54.9% | Available |
| Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting, IN | Private nonprofit | $22,451 | 22.9% | Available |
| Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | Private nonprofit | $24,516 | 61% | Available |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN | Private for-profit | $17,956 | 20% | Available |
| Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ | Private nonprofit | $20,503 | 56.1% | Available |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO | Private nonprofit | $14,601 | 0% | Available |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, MO | Private nonprofit | $22,766 | 51.2% | Available |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | Public | $17,597 | 58.7% | Available |
| Chapman University Orange, CA | Private nonprofit | $46,555 | 81.9% | Available |
| Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | Public | $14,764 | 50.6% | Available |
| College of Menominee Nation Keshena, WI | Private nonprofit | $8,805 | 31.7% | Available |
| Colorado State University Global Denver, CO | Public | $16,510 | Not available | Available |
| Columbia College Columbia, MO | Private nonprofit | $22,715 | 42.2% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Private nonprofit | $32,811 | 47.6% | Available |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY | Public | $3,033 | 72.1% | Available |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY | Public | $3,203 | 55.8% | Available |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY | Public | $5,718 | 19.8% | Available |
| Delaware State University Dover, DE | Public | $13,910 | 39.1% | Available |
| Doane University Crete, NE | Private nonprofit | $26,364 | 57.1% | Available |
| Dordt University Sioux Center, IA | Private nonprofit | $25,807 | 70.1% | Available |
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | Public | $15,407 | 46.4% | Available |
| Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR | Public | $17,148 | 43% | Available |
| Elon University Elon, NC | Private nonprofit | $41,555 | 84% | Available |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | Public | $7,892 | 38.5% | Available |
| Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL | Private nonprofit | $30,525 | 56% | Available |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | Public | $8,752 | 62.6% | Available |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | Public | $9,288 | 74.4% | Available |
| Franklin University Columbus, OH | Private nonprofit | $25,243 | 11.1% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | Public | $16,317 | 67% | Available |
| Grand View University Des Moines, IA | Private nonprofit | $21,774 | 54% | Available |
| Hampton University Hampton, VA | Private nonprofit | $25,319 | 57.2% | Available |
| Harding University Searcy, AR | Private nonprofit | $22,130 | 68.8% | Available |
| Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI | Private nonprofit | $29,657 | 34.9% | Available |
| Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR | Public | $23,405 | 37.3% | Available |
| Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | Private nonprofit | $24,258 | 71% | Available |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL | Public | $3,815 | 44.9% | Available |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | Public | $16,264 | 80.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Public | $11,668 | 54.5% | Available |
| Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN | Public | $3,968 | 45.6% | Available |
| Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN | Public | $5,130 | 37.4% | Available |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA | Public | $18,589 | 75.3% | Available |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | Public | $23,322 | 79.7% | Available |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $18,809 | 93.8% | Available |
| Kean University Union, NJ | Public | $12,447 | 46.6% | Available |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY | Public | $8,040 | 31.9% | Available |
| Keystone College La Plume, PA | Private nonprofit | $22,051 | 35.9% | Available |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | Public | $21,331 | 53.8% | Available |
| Lee University Cleveland, TN | Private nonprofit | $18,878 | 62.6% | Available |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL | Private nonprofit | $17,028 | 66.6% | Available |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 65.3% | Available |
| Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | Public | $19,092 | 20.9% | Available |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | Private nonprofit | $19,638 | 49.3% | Available |
| Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,739 | 72.2% | Available |
| Long Island University Brookville, NY | Private nonprofit | $33,062 | 57.1% | Available |
| Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LA | Private nonprofit | $13,113 | 43.9% | Available |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | Public | $19,151 | 68.8% | Available |
| Manor College Jenkintown, PA | Private nonprofit | $13,078 | 25.7% | Available |
| Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC | Private nonprofit | $19,910 | 44.9% | Available |
| Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $28,882 | 40% | Available |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | Public | $28,384 | 79.8% | Available |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Public | $19,680 | 80.7% | Available |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS | Private nonprofit | $32,165 | 53.6% | Available |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | Public | $17,595 | 66.7% | Available |
| Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS | Public | $12,411 | 46.8% | Available |
| Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO | Private nonprofit | $18,086 | 22.4% | Available |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH | Private nonprofit | $22,421 | 68.1% | Available |
| Muskingum University New Concord, OH | Private nonprofit | $19,532 | 56.4% | Available |
| National University San Diego, CA | Private nonprofit | $22,878 | 42.9% | Available |
| Newberry College Newberry, SC | Private nonprofit | $21,656 | 45.1% | Available |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | Public | $14,158 | 61.3% | Available |
| Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI | Public | $14,085 | 52.1% | Available |
| Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO | Public | $16,244 | 54.2% | Available |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | Public | $9,120 | 57.6% | Available |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | $17,339 | 87.7% | Available |
| Ottawa University-Online Overland Park, KS | Private nonprofit | Not available | 42.9% | Available |
| Otterbein University Westerville, OH | Private nonprofit | $19,237 | 67.9% | Available |
| Park University Parkville, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,032 | 38.4% | Available |
| Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH | Public | $19,216 | 52% | Available |
| Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA | Private nonprofit | $38,729 | 77.2% | Available |
| Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,942 | 58.5% | Available |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR | Private nonprofit | $13,192 | 48.6% | Available |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | Public | $13,171 | 36.3% | Available |
| Regis University Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $18,397 | 61% | Available |
| Rhode Island College Providence, RI | Public | $9,478 | 48.1% | Available |
| Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | Private nonprofit | $37,999 | 68.7% | Available |
| Rogers State University Claremore, OK | Public | $15,314 | 29% | Available |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $20,194 | 35.1% | Available |
| Russell Sage College Troy, NY | Private nonprofit | $22,917 | 56.1% | Available |
| Rust College Holly Springs, MS | Private nonprofit | $12,587 | 11.8% | Available |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $24,406 | 83.6% | Available |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | Public | $19,703 | 63.8% | Available |
| Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI | Public | $10,775 | 48.3% | Available |
| Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA | Private nonprofit | $24,691 | 61% | Available |
| Saint Edward's University Austin, TX | Private nonprofit | $25,578 | 62.6% | Available |
| Saint Francis University Loretto, PA | Private nonprofit | $23,526 | 74.4% | Available |
| Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $10,970 | 56.6% | Available |
| Salish Kootenai College Pablo, MT | Public | $7,945 | 27.6% | Available |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | Private nonprofit | $32,622 | 77% | Available |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Public | $15,364 | 76.4% | Available |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | Private nonprofit | $34,662 | 75.5% | Available |
| Shaw University Raleigh, NC | Private nonprofit | $16,512 | 21.8% | Available |
| Shenandoah University Winchester, VA | Private nonprofit | $30,298 | 66.8% | Available |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | Public | $23,726 | 55.7% | Available |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | Private nonprofit | $36,708 | 42.8% | Available |
| Southern Technical College Fort Myers, FL | Private for-profit | $21,171 | 67.7% | Available |
| Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Public | $14,810 | 13.1% | Available |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL | Public | $1,471 | 38.3% | Available |
| St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,999 | 66.1% | Available |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX | Public | $14,260 | 53.3% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Talladega College Talladega, AL | Private nonprofit | $15,560 | 30.9% | Available |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX | Public | $20,783 | 48.2% | Available |
| Texas Southern University Houston, TX | Public | $16,590 | 22.2% | Available |
| Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Public | $16,805 | 55.3% | Available |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | Public | $18,976 | 73.9% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | Public | $18,267 | 75.7% | Available |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | Public | $10,836 | 52.6% | Available |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | Public | $4,831 | 50.9% | Available |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR | Private nonprofit | $7,051 | 31.4% | Available |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón, PR | Private nonprofit | $4,827 | 34.4% | Available |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | Public | $17,167 | 61.5% | Available |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | Public | $16,674 | 67.5% | Available |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | Public | $14,304 | 76% | Available |
| University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR | Public | $16,511 | 53.5% | Available |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Public | $10,411 | 78% | Available |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK | Public | $18,309 | 36.8% | Available |
| University of Guam Mangilao, GU | Public | $8,598 | 36.9% | Available |
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI | Public | $10,327 | 49.6% | Available |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | Public | $15,563 | 51.6% | Available |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | Public | $9,833 | 53.2% | Available |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | Public | $18,059 | 68.8% | Available |
| University of La Verne La Verne, CA | Private nonprofit | $20,161 | 63.1% | Available |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME | Public | $10,924 | 27% | Available |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME | Public | $7,482 | 39.4% | Available |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD | Public | $22,063 | 33.3% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA | Public | $20,927 | 52.1% | Available |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Private nonprofit | $37,244 | 83.7% | Available |
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI | Public | $7,007 | 40.3% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $20,268 | 74.9% | Available |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Public | $15,071 | 56.6% | Available |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | Public | $10,359 | 50.5% | Available |
| University of New Haven West Haven, CT | Private nonprofit | $34,192 | 63.1% | Available |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | Public | $18,551 | 60.5% | Available |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | Public | $15,901 | 67.9% | Available |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | Public | $15,300 | 75.3% | Available |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | Public | $22,182 | 71.7% | Available |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ | Private for-profit | $13,520 | 20.8% | Available |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | $30,434 | 85.5% | Available |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Private nonprofit | $41,431 | 70.1% | Available |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX | Private nonprofit | $22,775 | 51% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI | Public | $13,369 | 48.2% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | Public | $16,210 | 71% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | Public | $14,305 | 46.1% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI | Public | $14,559 | 50.8% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | Public | $14,158 | 58.9% | Available |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA | Private nonprofit | $20,942 | 33.9% | Available |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private nonprofit | $43,756 | 91.9% | Available |
| Wagner College Staten Island, NY | Private nonprofit | $28,241 | 65.1% | Available |
| Walden University Minneapolis, MN | Private for-profit | $33,817 | Not available | Available |
| Washburn University Topeka, KS | Public | $15,280 | 53% | Available |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | Public | $12,766 | 58.4% | Available |
| West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX | Public | $19,487 | 55% | Available |
| Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | Public | $13,315 | 60.3% | Available |
| Winona State University Winona, MN | Public | $17,503 | 56.9% | Available |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | Public | $12,767 | 50.5% | Available |