Public Policy Analysis at Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Master's Degree · about 8 graduates a year

$97,034
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$107,692
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,020
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 50
Rank by pay
#10 of 50
Rank, wage-adjusted
$32,114
Median federal debt

Johns Hopkins University graduates in public policy analysis earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Johns Hopkins 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 Johns Hopkins University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Education$303,202$238,614#1 of 32
Biology$243,863$153,622#1 of 57
Computer and Information Sciences$176,945$139,520#9 of 78
Real Estate$166,291$106,455#2 of 15
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$165,562$128,330#1 of 25
Business/Commerce$158,699$128,210#9 of 75
Systems Engineering$154,775$135,107#5 of 27
Finance and Financial Management Services$152,415$99,791#12 of 69
Business Administration, Management and Operations$152,108$113,065#53 of 861
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$148,887$126,664#14 of 62
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$148,833$119,420#7 of 72
Applied Mathematics$144,429$121,262#4 of 17
Engineering-Related Fields$143,984$109,380#5 of 40
Economics$138,425$100,054#1 of 22
Mechanical Engineering$132,861$114,588#13 of 83
Social Sciences$128,590$100,533#1 of 9
Biotechnology$123,994$86,279#6 of 15
Information Science/Studies$123,217$94,430#18 of 71
Public Administration$122,517$83,974#4 of 243
Political Science and Government$118,381$96,306#1 of 16
Health and Medical Administrative Services$118,011$95,780#32 of 211
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$115,950$90,929#7 of 40
International Relations and National Security Studies$114,716$76,550#3 of 40
Civil Engineering$111,986—#7 of 81
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,325$84,697#348 of 432
Communication and Media Studies$107,409$82,754#3 of 61
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$107,019$86,557#2 of 7
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$106,149$87,746#5 of 23
Public Health$99,605$70,790#21 of 201
Physical Sciences$80,494$65,799—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Johns Hopkins University public policy analysis graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $97,034 one year after graduating and $107,692 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Johns Hopkins University rank for public policy analysis?

Among 50 colleges reporting earnings for public policy analysis graduates, Johns Hopkins University ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #10 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public policy analysis at Johns Hopkins University worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for public policy analysis ($93,020), and the median federal debt at graduation is $32,114.

← All data for Johns Hopkins 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.