Bachelor's-12% vs national median718 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Western Illinois University
Ranked 195th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,893
middle 50%: $26,553 – $40,927
Median · 5 years out
$46,793
middle 50%: $37,650 – $57,941
Median · 10 years out
$58,333
middle 50%: $43,689 – $72,189
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 at Western Illinois University earn $34k initially. Median earnings reach $58k 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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,591 total interest
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$47,417 · 5 yrs out
Ferrum College
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$47,306 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$47,181 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$46,832 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$46,574 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$46,511 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$46,426 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
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$163,593 · 5 yrs out
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$107,538 · 5 yrs out
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$98,269 · 5 yrs out
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$97,417 · 5 yrs out
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$97,160 · 5 yrs out
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$97,133 · 5 yrs out
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$96,422 · 5 yrs out
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$84,414 · 5 yrs out
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$82,090 · 5 yrs out
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$82,014 · 5 yrs out
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$81,320 · 5 yrs out
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