Master's-10% vs national median1,220 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Ranked 163rd of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,627
middle 50%: $37,514 – $55,342
Median · 5 years out
$59,082
middle 50%: $46,685 – $74,982
Median · 10 years out
$69,219
middle 50%: $52,545 – $89,712
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
Public Administration master's graduates earn a median of $46k in their first year. Five-year median earnings reach $59k.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,770 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana University - South Bend
$59,630 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$59,503 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$59,409 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$59,321 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$59,135 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$58,825 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$58,807 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$58,768 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$58,753 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$58,393 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
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$183,045 · 5 yrs out
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