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Master's · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Is Public Administration at Western Michigan University worth it?

Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Earnings are reported, but there isn't enough cost data to estimate payback.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$68,767
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$81,993
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
Not enough borrowers to report
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Earnings bump, year 4
$18k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in MI
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars

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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.

No cost figure is reported, so payback and net return can't be computed.

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