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Best Colleges for Public Administration

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 39 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
21 CUNY Medgar Evers College NY $51,223 $62,487 $68,838 $47,339
22 University of Oregon OR $39,119 $62,093 $79,550 $54,325
23 University of Northern Iowa IA $36,766 $61,580 $76,015 $69,036
24 University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse WI $37,763 $60,159 $77,430 $63,259
25 Texas Southern University TX $43,047 $59,848 $73,347 $64,982
26 University of Maine - Augusta ME $54,051 $59,517 $72,095 $52,300
27 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis IN $43,907 $59,512 $75,362 $65,832
28 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater WI $38,783 $58,820 $71,060 $61,851
29 Christopher Newport University VA $40,247 $58,560 $64,226 $57,132
30 Indiana University - Northwest IN $40,146 $56,563 $67,174 $62,570
31 University of Hawaii - West Oahu HI $42,510 $55,948 $68,333 $30,407
32 University of Maine - Fort Kent ME $47,119 $55,746 $47,119 $48,986
33 University of Missouri - Saint Louis MO $47,856 $55,464 $75,329 $62,179
34 Virginia State University VA $35,872 $54,296 $66,153 $52,972
35 Southern University at New Orleans LA $39,425 $54,051 $56,877 $58,560
36 Purdue University Fort Wayne IN $37,383 $52,880 $65,326 $58,496
37 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point WI $37,803 $52,232 $70,441 $54,923
38 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay WI $35,036 $50,705 $66,338 $53,318
39 Indiana University - South Bend IN $46,663 $40,113 $67,570 $44,373

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.