4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$71,967
Program median
Program + credential
Public Administration.: Graduate/Professional Certificate
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 University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $41,943 | 75.5% | Available |
| Appalachian State University Boone, NC | Public | $16,836 | 74.5% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | Public | $24,323 | 82% | Available |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL | Public | $13,224 | 32.6% | Available |
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | Public | $14,940 | 62.3% | Available |
| Belhaven University Jackson, MS | Private nonprofit | $15,676 | 48.5% | Available |
| Binghamton University Vestal, NY | Public | $21,620 | 81.6% | Available |
| Boise State University Boise, ID | Public | $21,610 | 60.2% | Available |
| Bowie State University Bowie, MD | Public | $19,298 | 38.2% | Available |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | Public | $10,440 | 68.9% | Available |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | Public | $7,021 | 57% | Available |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI | Private nonprofit | $22,992 | 74.1% | Available |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | Public | $17,597 | 58.7% | Available |
| Clemson University Clemson, SC | Public | $22,253 | 86.6% | Available |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL | Private for-profit | $14,580 | 33.3% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | 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 |
| Drury University Springfield, MO | Private nonprofit | $20,831 | 61.8% | Available |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | Public | $15,739 | 62.6% | Available |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | Public | $11,040 | 50% | Available |
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | Public | $15,407 | 46.4% | Available |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | Public | $13,886 | 43.5% | Available |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | Public | $11,676 | 41.2% | Available |
| Excelsior University Albany, NY | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ | Private nonprofit | $15,404 | 53.3% | Available |
| Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA | Public | $14,262 | 55.1% | Available |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | Public | $12,568 | 57.4% | Available |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | Public | $9,288 | 74.4% | Available |
| Framingham State University Framingham, MA | Public | $16,114 | 47.8% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | Public | $15,267 | 54.9% | 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 |
| Hamline University Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $20,744 | 60.5% | Available |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $18,425 | 75.2% | Available |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | Public | $10,873 | 42.9% | 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 |
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | Public | $8,653 | 40.1% | Available |
| Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN | Public | $7,888 | 39.2% | 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 |
| Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | Public | $19,406 | 71.1% | Available |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 65.3% | Available |
| Long Island University Brookville, NY | Private nonprofit | $33,062 | 57.1% | Available |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $36,079 | 73% | Available |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | Public | $19,139 | 54% | Available |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | Public | $17,595 | 66.7% | Available |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | Public | $17,613 | 57.9% | Available |
| New York University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $37,050 | 87.6% | Available |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | Public | $17,303 | 84.8% | Available |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | Public | $14,158 | 61.3% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Norwich University Northfield, VT | Private nonprofit | $22,257 | 60.2% | Available |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | Public | $9,120 | 57.6% | Available |
| Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH | Private nonprofit | $20,079 | 41% | Available |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | $17,339 | 87.7% | Available |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | Public | $14,638 | 46.3% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | Public | $32,875 | 86.1% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA | Public | $23,330 | 26.1% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA | Public | $19,550 | 34.2% | Available |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | Public | $9,552 | 52.7% | Available |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | Public | $13,171 | 36.3% | Available |
| Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | Private nonprofit | $19,923 | 56.9% | Available |
| Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | Private nonprofit | $37,999 | 68.7% | Available |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | Public | $19,703 | 63.8% | Available |
| Savannah State University Savannah, GA | Public | $8,172 | 28% | Available |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | Private nonprofit | $34,662 | 75.5% | Available |
| Shenandoah University Winchester, VA | Private nonprofit | $30,298 | 66.8% | Available |
| Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV | Public | $11,363 | 51% | Available |
| South College Knoxville, TN | Private for-profit | $17,858 | 42.1% | Available |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | Public | $14,889 | 57% | Available |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | Private nonprofit | $36,708 | 42.8% | Available |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $29,618 | 60.9% | Available |
| SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | Public | $16,353 | 55.1% | Available |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | Public | $11,346 | 33.3% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | Public | $15,796 | 34% | Available |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | Public | $21,315 | 83.9% | Available |
| The University of Montana Missoula, MT | Public | $16,784 | 48% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX | Public | $13,951 | 54% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | Public | $18,267 | 75.7% | Available |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | Public | $9,403 | 50.2% | Available |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | Public | $10,836 | 52.6% | Available |
| Troy University Troy, AL | Public | $16,527 | 50.3% | Available |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | Public | $17,167 | 61.5% | Available |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | $13,946 | 51.9% | Available |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | Public | $18,749 | 64.2% | Available |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | Public | $16,674 | 67.5% | Available |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR | Public | $17,248 | 41.7% | Available |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Public | $13,868 | 38.2% | 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 Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO | Public | $15,788 | 46.9% | Available |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Public | $25,097 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | Public | $13,807 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | Public | $16,403 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | Public | $16,798 | 56.5% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | Public | $10,875 | 52.7% | Available |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $36,131 | 75.6% | 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 Management and Technology Arlington, VA | Private for-profit | Not available | 33.3% | Available |
| University of Mary Bismarck, ND | Private nonprofit | $17,770 | 66.6% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA | Public | $32,654 | 42.9% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA | Public | $20,927 | 52.1% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | Public | $17,163 | 64.8% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | $16,778 | 85.3% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $20,268 | 74.9% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | Public | $13,310 | 55.5% | Available |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Public | $15,071 | 56.6% | Available |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | Public | $13,441 | 47.1% | 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 Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | Public | $15,435 | 69% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | Public | $10,965 | 56.3% | Available |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | Public | $18,551 | 60.5% | Available |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | Public | $10,154 | 69.2% | Available |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | Public | $21,440 | 73.3% | Available |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD | Public | $19,858 | 59.9% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN | Public | $12,923 | 48.2% | Available |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | Public | $13,596 | 40.4% | Available |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Public | $17,249 | 57% | Available |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $16,200 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | Public | $21,565 | 95.6% | Available |
| University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA | Public | $12,786 | 43.5% | Available |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA | Private nonprofit | $20,942 | 33.9% | Available |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private nonprofit | $43,756 | 91.9% | Available |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | Public | $23,433 | 63.2% | Available |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | Public | $24,953 | 86.2% | Available |
| Walden University Minneapolis, MN | Private for-profit | $33,817 | Not available | Available |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | Public | $12,766 | 58.4% | Available |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | Public | $23,331 | 70.5% | Available |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | Public | $10,990 | 55.6% | Available |
| Wichita State University Wichita, KS | Public | $13,194 | 51% | Available |