Public Administration at Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ · Master's Degree · about 11 graduates a year

$55,985
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$75,141
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$81,408
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#139 of 243
Rank by pay
#133 of 243
Rank, wage-adjusted
$49,306
Median federal debt

Arizona State University Digital Immersion graduates in public administration earn 8% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 66% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Arizona State University Digital Immersion Compares for Public Administration

All 243 colleges reporting public administration earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Harvard University Cambridge, MA$177,149$155,998#1$133,307
2Anna Maria College Paxton, MA$123,207$108,497#5$110,456
3Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$122,598$111,556#3$91,136
4Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$122,517$107,523#6$83,974
5Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting, IN$121,754$130,620#2$111,396
6Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$115,874$110,288#4$89,478
7George Washington University Washington, DC$113,891$99,798#13$78,177
8New York University New York, NY$109,946$104,646#8$82,887
9San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$108,093$98,358#14$85,122
10Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$107,868$102,668#9$82,788
…
136University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC$75,582$81,110#93$46,323
137College of Charleston Charleston, SC$75,145$83,324#77$51,115
138Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$75,141$77,209#132$55,985
139Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$75,141$77,209#133$55,985
140Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ$74,870$65,712#196$58,428
141Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$74,870$65,712#197$58,428
142Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$74,870$65,712#198$58,428

Other Majors at Arizona State University Digital Immersion by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$177,303$106,435#14 of 48
Business Administration, Management and Operations$141,437$112,616#87 of 861
Engineering Science$141,367$94,870#2 of 5
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$134,987$78,583#31 of 92
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$127,864$112,893#39 of 62
Engineering$120,896$105,735#19 of 29
International Business$119,828$90,847#5 of 15
Materials Engineering$119,694$108,956#4 of 7
Industrial Engineering$113,070—#14 of 18
Public Health$100,713$69,104#18 of 201
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$94,431$88,036#13 of 13
Homeland Security$93,521$83,499#16 of 28
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$91,663$70,152#4 of 13
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician—$88,786—
International Relations and National Security Studies$85,299$68,957#26 of 40
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$80,281$55,326#35 of 43
Criminal Justice and Corrections$78,014$65,277#28 of 115
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$76,478$56,291#21 of 29
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$75,380$48,932—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$74,674$64,193#27 of 58
Educational/Instructional Media Design$74,398$63,035#36 of 82
Architectural Sciences and Technology$73,071$59,572#23 of 30
Curriculum and Instruction$71,074$57,244#25 of 190
Design and Applied Arts$69,930$47,217#12 of 20
Educational Administration and Supervision$69,836$59,901#230 of 453
Geography and Cartography$69,050$55,326#17 of 17
Communication and Media Studies$68,073$55,436#34 of 61
Social Work$67,462$54,503#77 of 279
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$66,491$49,202#153 of 322
Biology$66,425$47,418#38 of 57

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Arizona State University Digital Immersion public administration graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $55,985 one year after graduating and $75,141 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Arizona State University Digital Immersion rank for public administration?

Among 243 colleges reporting earnings for public administration graduates, Arizona State University Digital Immersion ranks #139 by median pay four years after graduation, and #133 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public administration at Arizona State University Digital Immersion worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% less than the national median for public administration ($81,408), and the median federal debt at graduation is $49,306.

← All data for Arizona State University Digital Immersion · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.