Bachelor's-7% vs national median1,289 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Northern Iowa
Ranked 161st of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,612
middle 50%: $26,574 – $42,647
Median · 5 years out
$49,707
middle 50%: $38,087 – $62,013
Median · 10 years out
$59,568
middle 50%: $45,957 – $74,601
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 from the University of Northern Iowa earn $35k in their first year. Median salaries reach $50k at year five and $60k at year ten.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,076 total interest
Same major at other universities
Bowling Green State University
$49,912 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$49,899 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$49,869 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,842 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$49,815 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$49,801 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$49,609 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at New Orleans
$49,566 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$49,551 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$49,392 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$49,281 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$49,185 · 5 yrs out
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