4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$78,585
Program median
Program + credential
Public Policy Analysis.: 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.
$75,550
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$21,110
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
3,567
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 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | Public | Not available | 0% | Available |
| Binghamton University Vestal, NY | Public | $21,620 | 81.6% | Available |
| Clemson University Clemson, SC | Public | $22,253 | 86.6% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY | Public | $3,148 | 51.3% | Available |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $38,509 | 78.2% | Available |
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | Public | $15,407 | 46.4% | Available |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | Public | $11,676 | 41.2% | Available |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | Public | $8,752 | 62.6% | Available |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | Public | $9,288 | 74.4% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $36,586 | 84% | Available |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | Public | $12,116 | 94% | Available |
| High Point University High Point, NC | Private nonprofit | $38,707 | 73.7% | Available |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | Public | $16,264 | 80.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Public | $11,668 | 54.5% | Available |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 65.3% | Available |
| Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI | Public | $14,182 | 68.1% | Available |
| Mississippi College Clinton, MS | Private nonprofit | $27,712 | 59.3% | Available |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | Public | $17,613 | 57.9% | 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 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | Public | $21,637 | 65.5% | Available |
| Park University Parkville, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,032 | 38.4% | Available |
| Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | Public | $18,256 | 51.9% | Available |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | Public | $9,552 | 52.7% | Available |
| Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | Private nonprofit | $19,923 | 56.9% | Available |
| Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA | Private nonprofit | $23,003 | 65.7% | Available |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | Public | $22,408 | 67.4% | Available |
| Salem State University Salem, MA | Public | $15,996 | 49.8% | Available |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Public | $15,364 | 76.4% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | Public | $15,796 | 34% | Available |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | Public | $19,070 | 68.7% | Available |
| The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ | Public | $27,646 | 85.9% | Available |
| The University of Montana Missoula, MT | Public | $16,784 | 48% | 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 |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | Public | $17,167 | 61.5% | Available |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Public | $10,411 | 78% | Available |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $14,860 | 95.9% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | $25,648 | 75% | 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 Kansas Lawrence, KS | Public | $18,059 | 68.8% | Available |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | Public | $18,851 | 71.4% | Available |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | Public | $15,678 | 88.6% | 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-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $13,138 | 93.2% | 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-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Public | $15,071 | 56.6% | Available |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME | Private nonprofit | $38,107 | 68.4% | Available |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | Public | $18,551 | 60.5% | Available |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,699 | 96.5% | Available |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | Public | $21,440 | 73.3% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | Public | $13,596 | 40.4% | Available |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $29,155 | 76.4% | Available |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $16,200 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT | Public | $19,343 | 78.6% | 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 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | Public | $23,331 | 70.5% | Available |
| York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | Private nonprofit | $18,556 | 64.1% | Available |