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Best Public Administration Programs in the Northeast (2026)

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Regional list from Public Administration Programs in the United States

This page ranks the 6 Public Administration programs in the Northeast by median earnings of Public Administration graduates four years after completing. Syracuse University ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $89,732 for its graduates four years after completing.

Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $89,732 to $41,025, with a median of $62,467. For 1 of the 6 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.

Public institutions account for 5 of the 6 programs, and 1 is private nonprofit. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks 2nd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and CUNY Bernard M Baruch College posts the lowest average net price on the page at $3,033.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania holds the highest admission rate, admitting 86% of applicants.

The ranked list

6 schools in list order
RankSchoolProgram EarningsAverage net priceNet price, families under $30KAdmission rate
1Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY$89,732$38,793$15,81745.9%
Syracuse University, a private nonprofit university in Syracuse, reports median earnings of $89,732 for its Public Administration graduates four years after completing, the highest on this list.
2CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY$69,033$3,033$60747.5%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College carries an average net price of $3,033, the lowest among the 6 schools, and its Public Administration graduates earn a median of $69,033 four years after completing.
3CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · New York, NY$66,834$3,203$1,07357.1%
At CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $11,000 in federal loans, and its Public Administration graduates earn $66,834 four years after completing.
4Kean University · Union, NJ$58,100$12,447$7,37475.9%
Kean University admits 76% of applicants and posts median earnings of $58,100 for its Public Administration graduates four years after completing.
5CUNY Medgar Evers College · Brooklyn, NY$53,849$5,718$4,36886.1%
CUNY Medgar Evers College ranks 219th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Public Administration graduates earn a median of $53,849 four years after completing.
6Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA$41,025$23,726$18,70986.5%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reports an average net price of $18,709 for families earning under $30,000, and its Public Administration graduates earn a median of $41,025 four years after completing.

How this list is ordered

Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Public Administration graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the Northeast appear. The earnings figures are medians for federally aided completers of each program who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 1 of the 6 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between Syracuse University and CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is $20,699, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom is $48,707.

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