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A graduate earnings baseline for public policy applicants weighing cost against mission-driven work.
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Public policy salaries can be rewarding and meaningful, but they do not absorb borrowing the same way a top private-sector path can. That makes debt planning and PSLF optionality more important up front.
Use this guide as the salary denominator for your graduate ROI math before you commit to the highest-cost offer.
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