Master's+3% vs national median527 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Chicago State University
Ranked 94th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$54,746
middle 50%: $44,044 – $70,709
Median · 5 years out
$67,269
middle 50%: $53,343 – $85,203
Median · 10 years out
$79,032
middle 50%: $60,342 – $103,197
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree holders in Public Administration earn a median of $55k initially. Ten-year median earnings hit $79k.
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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,457 total interest
Same major at other universities
Spelman College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$67,948 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$67,906 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$67,494 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$67,295 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$66,824 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$66,254 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$66,229 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$66,124 · 5 yrs out
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