Public Administration at Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Master's Degree · about 121 graduates a year

$57,926
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$80,153
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$81,408
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#107 of 243
Rank by pay
#90 of 243
Rank, wage-adjusted
$33,765
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-College Station graduates in public administration earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-College Station 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
…
104University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$80,501$76,296#139$67,318
105Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN$80,452$86,310#54—
106The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX$80,315$81,657#89—
107Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$80,153$81,492#90$57,926
108University of Mary Bismarck, ND$79,953$82,834#80—
109Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$79,921$85,066#62$56,061
110Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$79,793$82,602#82$56,196

Other Public Administration Credentials at Texas A & M University-College Station

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Graduate/Professional Certificate$53,962$74,416—

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-College Station by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$285,291—#3 of 17
Petroleum Engineering$192,907$171,571—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$183,813$124,605#3 of 92
Business Administration, Management and Operations$147,453$121,647#67 of 861
Computer Science$142,377$121,728#33 of 48
Finance and Financial Management Services$135,516$83,897#14 of 69
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$133,017$108,258—
Statistics$130,436$104,344#8 of 18
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$128,518$102,721#9 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$126,516$119,052#143 of 432
Industrial Engineering$125,414$99,078#7 of 18
Real Estate$124,680$82,111#10 of 15
Economics$121,910$78,849#4 of 22
Engineering-Related Fields—$120,911—
Management Information Systems and Services$120,776$73,589#11 of 46
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$119,512$96,252#17 of 25
Human Resources Management and Services$114,364$101,842#24 of 159
Mechanical Engineering$111,472$91,995#53 of 83
Marketing$110,154$70,739#8 of 37
Accounting and Related Services$108,934$68,417#58 of 349
Public Health$101,308$69,409#16 of 201
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$96,433$70,539#7 of 14
Civil Engineering$95,761$76,239#45 of 81
International Relations and National Security Studies$95,282$62,266#14 of 40
Agricultural Business and Management$88,075$63,208—
Computer Software and Media Applications$84,637$68,761#26 of 26
Biomedical/Medical Engineering—$84,244—
Architecture$78,997$60,017#11 of 50
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$78,328$54,179#18 of 380
Animal Sciences$75,323$61,394—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-College Station public administration graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $57,926 one year after graduating and $80,153 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-College Station rank for public administration?

Among 243 colleges reporting earnings for public administration graduates, Texas A & M University-College Station ranks #107 by median pay four years after graduation, and #90 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public administration at Texas A & M University-College Station worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for public administration ($81,408), and the median federal debt at graduation is $33,765.

← All data for Texas A & M University-College Station · 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.