Bachelor's-9% vs national median375 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Illinois at Springfield
Ranked 171st of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,160
middle 50%: $27,173 – $42,132
Median · 5 years out
$48,722
middle 50%: $37,005 – $62,284
Median · 10 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $39,938 – $74,906
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 $34k in their first year. This rises to $55k after ten years.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,339 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Wright State University
$48,983 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$48,900 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$48,775 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$48,334 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$48,325 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$48,222 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois at Springfield
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$111,814 · 5 yrs out
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$104,914 · 5 yrs out
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$103,394 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$97,343 · 5 yrs out
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$89,458 · 5 yrs out
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$80,325 · 5 yrs out
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$79,032 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$73,701 · 5 yrs out
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$70,561 · 5 yrs out
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$68,146 · 5 yrs out