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Master's+12% vs national median305 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ranked 62nd of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$55,375
middle 50%: $42,776 – $70,203
Median · 5 years out
$73,392
middle 50%: $58,775 – $94,389
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Public Administration master's graduates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham earn $55k in year one. Five-year medians reach $73k.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,159 total interest

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