MASTER'S DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES
Is a master's degree in Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other worth it?
Compare cost, debt and earnings across 8 college programs with reportable data.
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$74,406 in median year-4 earnings
A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.
$74,406Median year-4 earnings
$19,070Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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Outcomes at a glance
$74,406Typical earnings four years after completion
$84,944Average earnings five years after completion
Not availableTypical federal student debt
46thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
Not availableDegrees awarded in 2024–25
8College programs reporting earnings
Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 1 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.
Four useful answers about Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
How much do Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other master's degree graduates earn?
The national median is $74,406 four years after completion across reportable master's degree programs in this federal field.
How much federal debt do graduates have?
A national median federal-debt figure is not reportable for this degree in the current release.
Does the college matter for Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other?
Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $49,863 to $84,516 in observed year-4 earnings.
What careers are related to Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other?
DegreeVerdict links this field to 1 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.
More schooling changes both the cost and the outcome.
Compare the same field at each degree level with reportable data. These are separate groups of graduates, so the differences do not prove that an additional degree caused higher earnings.
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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $51,236
- Federal debt
- $14,119
- Programs in the comparison
- 2
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $48,958
- Federal debt
- $6,333
- Programs in the comparison
- 2
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $67,099
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Programs in the comparison
- 11
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $74,406
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 8
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$49,863National median$74,40675th percentile$84,516
8 programs report year‑4 earnings.BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
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Where colleges sit for this exact degree
Move left for a lower annual college-wide net price and up for higher observed year-4 earnings.
$85,299Observed year-4 earnings$37,523
University of Southern California$32,740 price · $140,115 earningsJacksonville State University$14,279 price · $85,299 earningsCalifornia State University, Fullerton$6,555 price · $84,516 earningsSt. Joseph's University-New York$19,035 price · $78,677 earningsUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock$17,248 price · $70,135 earningsBall State University$14,940 price · $55,296 earningsTufts University$39,998 price · $49,863 earningsUniversidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus$7,761 price · $37,523 earnings
$6,555Annual college-wide average net price$32,740
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1University of Southern California$140,1152Jacksonville State University$85,2993California State University, Fullerton$84,5164St. Joseph's University-New York$78,6775University of Arkansas at Little Rock$70,1356Ball State University$55,2967Tufts University$49,8638Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus$37,523Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Jobs this degree may lead to
Federal education-to-career links identify related occupations. They do not imply that every graduate enters the same job.
NO MATCHUnreported jobs nationwide
BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.