Public Administration graduates from Indiana University-Kokomo earn $67,820 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Public Administration at Indiana University-Kokomo

Kokomo, Indiana • Master's

Median Earnings
$67,820
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Public Administration at Indiana University-Kokomo

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Indiana University-Kokomo and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Public Administration at the master's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 9 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Indiana University-Kokomo, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $67,820 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $78,074 across all institutions offering Public Administration, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Indiana University-Kokomo, the mean median-earnings figure is $57,717, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$67,820
Public Administration
National Average
$78,074
All schools, same program
School Average
$57,717
All programs at Indiana University-Kokomo

Program Details

Master's
Credential Level
9
Completers (IPEDS)
386
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$67,820
Median Earnings

Public Administration at Other Schools

School Median Earnings Median Debt
Harvard University $177,149 $70,763
Anna Maria College $123,207 $20,759
Golden Gate University $122,598 $41,000
Johns Hopkins University $122,517 $39,301
Calumet College of Saint Joseph $121,754 -
Columbia University in the City of New York $115,874 $71,000
George Washington University $113,891 $46,979
New York University $109,946 $75,234
San Francisco State University $108,093 $25,864
Syracuse University $107,868 $51,317

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.