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Bachelor's+17% vs national median243 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Saint Joseph

Ranked 27th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,711
middle 50%: $34,978 – $53,402
Median · 5 years out
$62,631
middle 50%: $45,671 – $74,791
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of University of Saint Joseph's bachelor's program in Public Administration and Social Service Professions earn a median $44,711 one year after graduating, rising to $62,631 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $53,430 for this field, ranking 27th of 247 reporting programs.

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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,635 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Houston - Clear Lake
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$63,829 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$63,712 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$63,624 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$62,801 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,436 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$61,693 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$61,380 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$61,346 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Saint Joseph

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$95,526 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$94,516 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$63,522 · 5 yrs out
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Social Work (Bachelor's)
$61,518 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Psychology, General (Bachelor's)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out

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