Bachelor's+13% vs national median327 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked 37th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,304
middle 50%: $21,788 – $42,484
Median · 5 years out
$60,352
middle 50%: $47,750 – $71,338
Median · 10 years out
$67,797
middle 50%: $58,363 – $81,133
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 this institution earn $31k in year one. Median earnings reach $68k 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $9,261 total interest
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$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$61,380 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$61,346 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$60,641 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$60,508 · 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
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$59,735 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$59,600 · 5 yrs out
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