Master's+26% vs national median1,447 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Colorado Denver
Ranked 26th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$66,078
middle 50%: $49,841 – $90,000
Median · 5 years out
$82,470
middle 50%: $62,075 – $110,405
Median · 10 years out
$103,985
middle 50%: $73,984 – $139,407
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 Colorado Denver earn $66k initially. Ten-year median salaries reach $104k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,183 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of South Dakota
$87,051 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$84,719 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$84,083 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$82,569 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$82,528 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$82,260 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$81,473 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$81,439 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$81,200 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$80,505 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$178,970 · 5 yrs out
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