Highest Earning Associate's Public Administration Programs

These are the highest earning associate's public administration programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Brookdale Community College leading at $57,548.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Brookdale Community College	Social Work	NJ	$57,548	16
2	Empire State University	Community Organization & Advocacy	NY	$55,084	47
3	Tacoma Community College	Public Administration	WA	$53,029	24
4	Central Maine Community College	Public Administration	ME	$52,110	27
5	Community College of Allegheny County	Social Work	PA	$51,496	17
6	Austin Community College District	Social Work	TX	$50,662	46
7	Des Moines Area Community College	Community Organization & Advocacy	IA	$49,886	18
8	Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus	Social Work	NJ	$49,880	12
9	Ferris State University	Social Work	MI	$49,819	30
10	Minneapolis Community and Technical College	Public Administration	MN	$48,973	15
11	CUNY Bronx Community College	Public Administration	NY	$48,782	47
12	Mitchell Technical College	Public Administration	SD	$48,479	10
13	Nassau Community College	Public Administration	NY	$48,442	31
14	Harcum College	Public Administration	PA	$48,185	24
15	Midlands Technical College	Public Administration	SC	$48,014	20
16	CUNY New York City College of Technology	Public Administration	NY	$47,942	32
17	Community College of Philadelphia	Public Administration	PA	$47,362	35
18	Riverland Community College	Public Administration	MN	$46,959	11
19	Rasmussen University-Minnesota	Public Administration	MN	$46,185	18
20	Rasmussen University-Illinois	Public Administration	IL	$46,185	11
21	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin	Public Administration	WI	$46,185	5
22	Rasmussen University-Florida	Public Administration	FL	$46,185	29
23	Orange County Community College	Public Administration	NY	$45,551	9
24	Santa Ana College	Public Administration	CA	$45,516	39
25	Monroe University	Public Administration	NY	$45,208	67
26	Texas Southmost College	Social Work	TX	$44,990	41
27	San Diego City College	Public Administration	CA	$44,787	31
28	Suffolk County Community College	Public Administration	NY	$44,614	21
29	Sinclair Community College	Social Work	OH	$44,586	33
30	Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College	Public Administration	MN	$44,377	5
31	UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey	Public Administration	NJ	$44,089	31
32	Herkimer County Community College	Public Administration	NY	$43,985	11
33	University of Cincinnati-Clermont College	Social Work	OH	$43,871	15
34	University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College	Social Work	OH	$43,871	22
35	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College	Community Organization & Advocacy	NY	$43,706	98
36	Westmoreland County Community College	Public Administration	PA	$43,534	16
37	Mount Wachusett Community College	Public Administration	MA	$43,514	17
38	Owens Community College	Social Work	OH	$43,514	16
39	Community College of Vermont	Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	VT	$43,421	6
40	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry	Public Administration	DE	$43,316	85
41	Monroe Community College	Public Administration	NY	$43,110	29
42	North Central State College	Public Administration	OH	$42,944	8
43	Connecticut State Community College	Social Work	CT	$42,593	22
44	Washtenaw Community College	Community Organization & Advocacy	MI	$42,552	49
45	Salt Lake Community College	Social Work	UT	$42,206	66
46	Harrisburg Area Community College	Public Administration	PA	$42,048	13
47	Dutchess Community College	Public Administration	NY	$41,788	50
48	CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College	Public Administration	NY	$41,311	35
49	Northampton County Area Community College	Social Work	PA	$41,245	21
50	Quinsigamond Community College	Public Administration	MA	$41,092	30

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes associate's programs in CIP family 44 (Public Administration) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.