Highest Earning Master's Public Administration Programs in California

These are the highest earning master's public administration programs in california, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 47 programs, with University of Southern California leading at $140,115.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	University of Southern California	Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	CA	$140,115	16
2	Golden Gate University	Public Administration	CA	$122,598	51
3	San Francisco State University	Public Administration	CA	$108,093	32
4	University of Southern California	Public Administration	CA	$103,721	209
5	University of California-Los Angeles	Public Policy Analysis	CA	$100,925	96
6	California State University-East Bay	Public Administration	CA	$99,879	38
7	University of San Francisco	Public Administration	CA	$99,141	32
8	California Baptist University	Public Administration	CA	$98,056	27
9	California State University-East Bay	Social Work	CA	$96,198	65
10	California State University-Monterey Bay	Social Work	CA	$95,950	51
11	San Francisco State University	Social Work	CA	$94,452	37
12	University of Southern California	Public Policy Analysis	CA	$94,114	116
13	California State University-Northridge	Public Administration	CA	$92,353	183
14	San Diego State University	Public Administration	CA	$91,303	61
15	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	Public Administration	CA	$89,916	33
16	California State University-Dominguez Hills	Public Administration	CA	$89,849	79
17	National University	Public Administration	CA	$88,988	77
18	California State University-Bakersfield	Social Work	CA	$86,527	69
19	California State University-Long Beach	Public Administration	CA	$86,271	88
20	California State University-Fresno	Public Administration	CA	$85,549	10
21	University of California-Los Angeles	Social Work	CA	$85,426	93
22	California State University-San Bernardino	Public Administration	CA	$85,338	73
23	California State University-Bakersfield	Public Administration	CA	$85,123	30
24	California State University-Sacramento	Public Administration	CA	$84,962	18
25	California State University-Stanislaus	Social Work	CA	$84,837	97
26	California State University-Dominguez Hills	Social Work	CA	$84,628	98
27	University of the Pacific	Public Administration	CA	$84,392	13
28	California State University-Sacramento	Social Work	CA	$84,100	54
29	California State University-Long Beach	Social Work	CA	$82,395	222
30	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Public Administration	CA	$81,998	6
31	California State University-Northridge	Social Work	CA	$81,505	170
32	California State University-San Bernardino	Social Work	CA	$81,476	120
33	California State University-Fullerton	Social Work	CA	$81,397	104
34	Pepperdine University	Public Policy Analysis	CA	$81,037	34
35	California State University-Fresno	Social Work	CA	$80,905	58
36	San Diego State University	Social Work	CA	$78,813	110
37	California State University-Los Angeles	Social Work	CA	$78,135	124
38	Azusa Pacific University	Social Work	CA	$77,518	112
39	California State University-San Marcos	Social Work	CA	$77,471	69
40	University of California-Riverside	Public Policy Analysis	CA	$76,103	34
41	University of California-Irvine	Public Policy Analysis	CA	$75,045	28
42	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Social Work	CA	$74,253	54
43	University of Southern California	Social Work	CA	$73,829	649
44	California State University-Los Angeles	Public Administration	CA	$72,670	24
45	California Baptist University	Social Work	CA	$72,590	138
46	California State University-Chico	Social Work	CA	$72,273	44
47	California State University-Chico	Public Administration	CA	$68,840	10

Methodology

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