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2026 Highest Paid Public Policy Grads in Maryland

[Public Policy](/majors/social-services-public-administration/public-policy/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a public policy degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying public policy schools.

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• Highest Paid Public Policy Grads in Maryland

2026 Highest Paid Public Policy Grads in Maryland

If you want to know which schools send public policy graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Public Policy Graduates

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

$97,034 Average Early-Career Salary

Our analysis ranked Johns Hopkins University the top school for public policy graduate earnings in Maryland. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Public Policy graduates of Johns Hopkins University earn a median of about $97,034 a year early in their careers.

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St Marys College Of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD

$64,347 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in public policy will find them at St Marys College Of Maryland, which ranked #2. Set in the rural area of St. Mary's City, St Marys College Of Maryland is a public institution. Students who complete the public policy program here go on to a median salary of roughly $64,347.

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University Of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD

$102,679 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Maryland College Park produces some of the highest-paid graduates in public policy, landing the #3 spot this year. University Of Maryland College Park is a public school located in the suburb of College Park. Early-career public policy graduates from University Of Maryland College Park make a median of around $102,679 per year.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their public policy graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.