Education & Training
Public Administration
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Chief Executives Master's degree
- Construction Managers Associate degree
- General and Operations Managers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Loss Prevention Managers Bachelor's degree
- Postmasters and Mail Superintendents High school diploma
- Regulatory Affairs Managers Bachelor's degree
- Social and Community Service Managers Bachelor's degree
- Supply Chain Managers Bachelor's degree
- Traffic Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Bachelor's degree
- Urban and Regional Planners Master's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $45,036 | $67,522 | $12,000 | 41 |
| Associate degree | — | — | — | 29 |
| Bachelor's degree | $50,167 | $64,953 | $19,290 | 188 |
| Master's degree | $65,964 | $77,421 | $41,000 | 403 |
| Doctoral degree | $112,828 | $100,861 | $102,059 | 51 |
| Professional degree | $73,545 | $78,355 | $33,471 | 3 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.