Public Policy Analysis at Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Master's Degree · about 83 graduates a year

$83,403
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$110,634
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,020
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#5 of 50
Rank by pay
#9 of 50
Rank, wage-adjusted
$99,635
Median federal debt

Georgetown University graduates in public policy analysis earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 90% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgetown University Compares for Public Policy Analysis

All 50 colleges reporting public policy analysis 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$129,978$114,459#2$87,444
2University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA$124,169$112,986#4—
3Princeton University Princeton, NJ$120,163$105,465#6$85,111
4University of Chicago Chicago, IL$112,727$110,754#5$79,721
5Georgetown University Washington, DC$110,634$96,944#9$83,403
6Duke University Durham, NC$109,274$117,267#1$85,125
7Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$107,692$94,512#10$97,034
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$107,392$113,232#3$75,277
9Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$103,268$105,024#8$68,342
10University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$100,925$91,835#12$66,078

Other Majors at Georgetown University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$188,160$147,613#25 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$180,878$110,674#3 of 69
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$173,832—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$171,631$130,394#1 of 43
Real Estate$154,778$124,159#5 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$153,948$139,527#4 of 72
International Business$145,272$129,954#2 of 15
Statistics$143,619$112,394#3 of 18
Health and Medical Administrative Services$137,887$98,100#16 of 211
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,831$112,845#126 of 432
Biotechnology$126,361$76,201#3 of 15
International Relations and National Security Studies$118,569$88,199#1 of 40
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$115,091$91,362#2 of 29
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$113,928$85,186#1 of 6
Human Resources Management and Services$109,895$98,440#25 of 159
Homeland Security$108,885$81,481#5 of 28
English Language and Literature$101,463$55,504#1 of 43
Economics$99,537$79,324#14 of 22
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$97,357$52,173#4 of 6
Area Studies$91,661$64,851#3 of 10
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$91,038$64,621#2 of 14
Journalism$90,356$59,912#1 of 22
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$88,001$59,859#4 of 20
Hospitality Administration/Management$85,539$79,515#2 of 12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$81,035$54,668#4 of 165
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$80,847$63,579#20 of 36
Political Science and Government$79,929$73,347#6 of 16
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,776$34,063#8 of 16
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$66,282—
Museology/Museum Studies$62,965$41,215#2 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgetown University public policy analysis graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $83,403 one year after graduating and $110,634 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgetown University rank for public policy analysis?

Among 50 colleges reporting earnings for public policy analysis graduates, Georgetown University ranks #5 by median pay four years after graduation, and #9 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public policy analysis at Georgetown University worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for public policy analysis ($93,020), and the median federal debt at graduation is $99,635.

← All data for Georgetown University · 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.