Bachelor's-23% vs national median245 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Fort Valley State University
Ranked 243rd of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,600
middle 50%: $25,537 – $41,357
Median · 5 years out
$41,320
middle 50%: $32,316 – $49,901
Median · 10 years out
$48,924
middle 50%: $38,805 – $60,864
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
Fort Valley State University graduates in Public Administration and Social Service earn $34k initially. Ten-year median earnings settle at $49k.
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
10.1 yrs
≈ $11,793 total interest
Same major at other universities
South Carolina State University
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$42,805 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$42,804 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$42,575 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$42,201 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$41,775 · 5 yrs out
Central State University
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Coker University
$41,478 · 5 yrs out
Grace College and Theological Seminary
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Fort Valley State University
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$78,072 · 5 yrs out
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$78,072 · 5 yrs out
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$75,698 · 5 yrs out
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$62,278 · 5 yrs out
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$60,272 · 5 yrs out
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$58,533 · 5 yrs out
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$57,808 · 5 yrs out
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$57,619 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
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$57,471 · 5 yrs out
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$56,312 · 5 yrs out