Credential first
Certificate, associate, bachelor’s, and post-baccalaureate records represent different programs and student groups.
COLLEGE SCORECARD FIELD OF STUDY
Public Administration
The June 2026 College Scorecard release includes 8 published Public Administration program records across 8 institutions, with median four-year earnings of $61,494 and median federal debt of $20,866.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardDownload source data ↗
Program records8institution and credential combinations
Institutions8distinct main-campus records
Median earnings$61,494median of published four-year medians
Median debt$20,866median of published program medians
01 · Published records
Which colleges publish Public Administration outcomes?
The field report includes 8 institution-and-credential records that each have at least 75 working graduates plus published four-year earnings and median federal debt.
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · Bachelor's Degree · 496 working graduates$77,422 earnings · $20,731 debtFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 160 working graduates$67,522 earnings · $20,125 debtCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$66,834 earnings · $13,895 debtFlorida International UniversityMiami, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$62,424 earnings · $27,022 debtIndiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Bachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$60,564 earnings · $25,000 debtSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$57,264 earnings · $15,000 debtUniversity of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, HI · Bachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$53,891 earnings · $21,000 debtGrand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI · Bachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$49,776 earnings · $25,697 debt
02 · Comparison scope
How should Public Administration program records be compared?
This field contains 2 published credential levels: Bachelor's Degree, Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma. Earnings, debt, geography, and student populations differ across those credential groups.
Earnings cohort
Four-year earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled after completion.
Federal debt
Debt is cumulative federal borrowing for a separate published cohort, not annual cost.
Evidence count
Each linked program record reports its working-graduate and borrower counts beside the published outcomes.
Answers at a glance
Public Administration: frequently asked questions
The Public Administration FAQ covers 8 program records across 8 institutions; the records are unranked, and suppressed or undersized cohorts remain unpublished.
How many Public Administration program records are published?
This report contains 8 program records across 8 institutions that pass the site’s evidence and suppression rules.
Are the records ranked?
No. Records are listed with their published earnings, debt, credential, and evidence counts; the directory does not create a quality score.
Why are some colleges absent?
A college may not offer the field, may have a smaller cohort, or may have earnings or debt suppressed in the federal source.