Master's-6% vs national median840 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Indiana University - Northwest
Ranked 146th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$54,290
middle 50%: $42,652 – $68,758
Median · 5 years out
$61,699
middle 50%: $48,047 – $79,104
Median · 10 years out
$69,727
middle 50%: $52,865 – $91,262
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 and Social Service Professions graduates from Indiana University - Northwest earn a $54k median in year 1. Year 10 earnings average $70k.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $6,778 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ball State University
$62,146 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,141 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$62,083 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$62,036 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$61,908 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$61,873 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$61,622 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$61,580 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$60,855 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$60,708 · 5 yrs out
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$107,317 · 5 yrs out
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$74,391 · 5 yrs out
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$68,476 · 5 yrs out
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$66,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$64,257 · 5 yrs out