New York, New York · Private Non-Profit
Public Administration at Metropolitan College of New York
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 61 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
15.2% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 15.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~61
- Schools with reported signal
- 411
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 90%
- Graduation rate
- 40%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,882/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $115,528
- Median debt
- $27,688
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $46,236/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 411 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 12.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,465 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($10,135 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 97% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 3.5% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $2,984 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.0% reported share · $1,751 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 5.0% reported share · $3,203 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.6% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.5% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 1.1% reported share · $3,637 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Administration accounts for 15.2% of reported programs at Metropolitan College of New York, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 12.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 61 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Metropolitan College of New York's average net price is $28,882 per year, about $115,528 over four years. That is $10,465 above the $18,417 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $46,236 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,135 below the $56,371 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Metropolitan College of New York #397 of 411 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.