| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $140,115 | — |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | University of California-San Francisco | Master’s | $124,169 | — |
| Public Administration, Master’s | Golden Gate University | Master’s | $122,598 | $49,785 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | George Washington University | Master’s | $113,891 | $50,250 |
| Public Policy Analysis, First professional degree | University of California-Berkeley | First professional degree | $113,884 | $55,589 |
| Social Work, Doctorate | University of Southern California | Doctorate | $113,125 | $127,849 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | Georgetown University | Master’s | $110,634 | $20,500 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | San Francisco State University | Master’s | $108,093 | $41,100 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | American University | Master’s | $107,866 | $57,297 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $103,721 | $83,346 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Master’s | $100,925 | $38,050 |
| Public Administration, Doctorate | Walden University | Doctorate | $100,861 | $124,220 |
| Social Work, Doctorate | Walden University | Doctorate | $99,933 | $138,500 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-East Bay | Master’s | $99,879 | $40,569 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of San Francisco | Master’s | $99,141 | $54,440 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | American University | Master’s | $98,588 | $47,247 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California Baptist University | Master’s | $98,056 | $34,167 |
| Public Administration, Bachelor’s | Barry University | Bachelor’s | $97,702 | $37,255 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | Post University | Master’s | $97,596 | $47,701 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | University of Connecticut | Master’s | $96,919 | — |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-East Bay | Master’s | $96,198 | $33,622 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | George Washington University | Master’s | $94,862 | $48,674 |
| Social Work, Master’s | San Francisco State University | Master’s | $94,452 | $34,250 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $94,114 | $43,913 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | Notre Dame de Namur University | Master’s | $93,465 | — |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-Northridge | Master’s | $92,353 | $36,134 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Master’s | $91,668 | — |
| Public Administration, Master’s | San Diego State University | Master’s | $91,303 | $27,224 |
| Social Work, First professional degree | University of California-Berkeley | First professional degree | $90,782 | $46,000 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Master’s | $89,916 | $78,072 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Master’s | $89,849 | $37,271 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Graduate certificate | University of Southern California | Graduate certificate | $89,003 | $90,334 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | National University | Master’s | $88,988 | $32,054 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | Northeastern University Oakland | Master’s | $87,852 | $41,000 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of Connecticut | Master’s | $86,879 | $28,238 |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-Bakersfield | Master’s | $86,527 | $32,900 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-Long Beach | Master’s | $86,271 | $30,302 |
| Public Administration, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $85,789 | $34,173 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-Fresno | Master’s | $85,549 | — |
| Social Work, Master’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Master’s | $85,426 | $41,000 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Master’s | $85,338 | $50,875 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Master’s | $85,272 | $30,663 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-Bakersfield | Master’s | $85,123 | $31,000 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State University-Sacramento | Master’s | $84,962 | — |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-Stanislaus | Master’s | $84,837 | $40,885 |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Master’s | $84,628 | $28,220 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other, Master’s | California State University-Fullerton | Master’s | $84,516 | — |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of the Pacific | Master’s | $84,392 | — |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-Sacramento | Master’s | $84,100 | $25,474 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of New Haven | Master’s | $84,061 | $41,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis, Master’s | Walden University | Master’s | $84,035 | — |
| Public Administration, Master’s | Georgia College & State University | Master’s | $83,890 | — |
| Public Policy Analysis, Bachelor’s | Trinity College | Bachelor’s | $82,638 | $22,750 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | University of Georgia | Master’s | $82,476 | $29,057 |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-Long Beach | Master’s | $82,395 | $30,328 |
| Public Administration, Master’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Master’s | $81,998 | — |
| Public Administration, Master’s | Barry University | Master’s | $81,625 | $41,391 |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-Northridge | Master’s | $81,505 | $24,500 |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Master’s | $81,476 | $33,542 |
| Social Work, Master’s | California State University-Fullerton | Master’s | $81,397 | $24,718 |