Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $67,099, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Bachelor's median $67,099, $57,191 to $69,702; Master's median $74,406, $53,938 to $84,712.$54k$69k$85kBachelor's$67,099Master's$74,406
Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Bachelor's median $67,099, $57,191 to $69,702; Master's median $74,406, $53,938 to $84,712.$54k$69k$85kBachelor's$67,099Master's$74,406
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Bachelor's Degree$67,099$57,191 to $69,7029100%
Master's Degree$74,406$53,938 to $84,7128100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a public administration and social service professions, other program, of 58 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.