Law & Public Service degrees
Compare consistently defined federal field-and-credential outcomes. Rankings use median year-4 earnings and never replace suppressed results with zero.
REPORTABLE OUTCOMES
Fields with the strongest observed earnings
35 field-and-credential profiles meet the reporting threshold.
| # | Field | Credential | Reporting programs | Median year-4 earnings | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | 43 | $107,540 | Not available |
| 2 | Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Master's Degree | 10 | $97,362 | Not available |
| 3 | Homeland Security | Master's Degree | 28 | $93,686 | Not available |
| 4 | Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | 50 | $89,111 | Not available |
| 5 | Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | 21 | $87,428 | $22,723 |
| 6 | Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | 35 | $86,344 | Not available |
| 7 | Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | 11 | $81,722 | Not available |
| 8 | Non-Professional Legal Studies | Master's Degree | 5 | $80,044 | Not available |
| 9 | Law | Master's Degree | 6 | $77,881 | Not available |
| 10 | Public Administration | Master's Degree | 244 | $77,329 | Not available |
| 11 | Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Master's Degree | 8 | $74,406 | Not available |
| 12 | Fire Protection | Associate's Degree | 27 | $73,375 | $11,250 |
| 13 | Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | 40 | $69,656 | $22,000 |
| 14 | Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | 37 | $67,953 | $23,450 |
| 15 | Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 11 | $67,099 | $27,000 |
| 16 | Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | 52 | $64,953 | $23,626 |
| 17 | Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | 119 | $64,860 | Not available |
| 18 | Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | 10 | $63,839 | Not available |
| 19 | Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 43 | $63,487 | $26,030 |
| 20 | Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 15 | $63,162 | $24,111 |
| 21 | Social Work | Master's Degree | 283 | $62,611 | Not available |
| 22 | Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | 49 | $57,447 | $25,432 |
| 23 | Human Services, General | Master's Degree | 23 | $57,277 | Not available |
| 24 | Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 13 | $57,249 | $27,000 |
| 25 | Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | 724 | $54,228 | $26,000 |
| 26 | Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | 35 | $52,444 | $27,750 |
| 27 | Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | 463 | $51,410 | $26,475 |
| 28 | Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | 27 | $51,066 | $29,566 |
| 29 | Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | 106 | $48,799 | $31,549 |
| 30 | Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | 480 | $46,940 | $14,250 |
| 31 | Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | 121 | $45,714 | $22,285 |
| 32 | Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's Degree | 12 | $42,552 | $13,805 |
| 33 | Security Science and Technology | Associate's Degree | 9 | $41,327 | $12,000 |
| 34 | Social Work | Associate's Degree | 41 | $40,761 | $17,033 |
| 35 | Human Services, General | Associate's Degree | 83 | $40,247 | $20,441 |