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Public Administration & Social Service

Majors within Public Administration & Social Service, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$61,913
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
6
Majors in this field
1,228
College programs

Majors in Public Administration & Social Service

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Top colleges for Public Administration & Social Service

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Public Administration & Social Service programs.

1
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private
$105,7565-yr earnings
$6,128net price/yr
+2,049%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 98 AView ROI
2
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
3
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
4
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
$95,0405-yr earnings
$14,860net price/yr
+671%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
5
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
$85,4565-yr earnings
$3,033net price/yr
+2,378%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
6
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
7
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
8
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
9
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
$82,7755-yr earnings
$14,091net price/yr
+512%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
10
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
$98,6965-yr earnings
$21,590net price/yr
+470%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
11
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private
$102,0515-yr earnings
$28,690net price/yr
+376%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 88 AView ROI
12
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private
$113,5105-yr earnings
$28,699net price/yr
+468%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 87 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.