4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$61,753
Program median
Program + credential
Urban Studies/Affairs.: Doctoral 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.
$61,142
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$21,784
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
995
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Providence, RI | Private nonprofit | $25,184 | 95.7% | Available |
| Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | Public | $14,764 | 50.6% | Available |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | Public | $15,931 | 53.1% | Available |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | Public | $9,552 | 52.7% | Available |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $24,406 | 83.6% | Available |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $39,949 | 86.1% | Available |
| University of Delaware Newark, DE | Public | $17,799 | 80.6% | Available |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | Public | $10,974 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | Public | $17,988 | 61.2% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | Public | $10,359 | 50.5% | Available |
| University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Public | $12,384 | 38% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $16,200 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | Public | $15,014 | 49.3% | Available |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | Public | $24,953 | 86.2% | Available |