Bachelor's+12% vs national median289 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ranked 42nd of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,779
middle 50%: $25,256 – $42,100
Median · 5 years out
$59,735
middle 50%: $47,776 – $72,063
Median · 10 years out
$69,790
middle 50%: $53,696 – $80,595
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 and Social Service graduates start at $34k. Median earnings increase to $60k by year 5 and $70k by year 10.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $9,014 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Houston - Downtown
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$60,352 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$59,999 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
$59,957 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$59,796 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$59,600 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$59,528 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$59,517 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$59,372 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$59,276 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$59,091 · 5 yrs out
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$141,692 · 5 yrs out
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$141,257 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$101,061 · 5 yrs out
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