Bachelor's-20% vs national median407 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Middle Georgia State University
Ranked 235th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,603
middle 50%: $27,327 – $43,615
Median · 5 years out
$42,805
middle 50%: $32,293 – $54,429
Median · 10 years out
$52,584
middle 50%: $38,443 – $67,997
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
Public Administration graduates earn a median of $35k in their first year. After ten years, the median salary reaches $53k.
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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,229 total interest
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$43,328 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$43,255 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$42,966 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$42,912 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$42,904 · 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
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