Master's · Tampa, Florida
Is Public Administration at Strayer University-Florida worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $61,481
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $66,839
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $56,623
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $60k (likely $60k – $60k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$209k (likely −$263k – −$160k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$156k (likely −$261k – −$42k)
- Today's dollars
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 5% / ≤ 5%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Strayer University-Florida
- Information Science/Studies (Master's)$98,401
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's)$96,961
- Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)$87,413
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$82,304
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$77,493
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$76,080
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$66,108
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$64,016
- Human Resources Management and Services (Master's)$63,742
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate's)$61,319
- Business/Commerce, General (Associate's)$59,021
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$58,850
Public Administration at other schools in Florida
- Florida Gulf Coast University$85,052
- Barry University$81,625
- Florida State University$79,921
- Florida International University$79,414
- University of Central Florida$79,043
- Florida Atlantic University$73,084
- Nova Southeastern University$71,298
- University of North Florida$67,442
- University of Miami$67,404
- Lynn University$65,210