Bachelor's-7% vs national median494 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Southern University at New Orleans
Ranked 163rd of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,046
middle 50%: $25,466 – $44,096
Median · 5 years out
$49,566
middle 50%: $38,246 – $61,070
Median · 10 years out
$54,679
middle 50%: $41,695 – $69,779
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
Southern University at New Orleans public administration graduates earn $35k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $55k.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,110 total interest
Same major at other universities
West Virginia University
$49,869 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,842 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$49,815 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$49,801 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$49,707 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$49,609 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$49,551 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Southern University at New Orleans
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$56,791 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$55,774 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$55,512 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$54,679 · 5 yrs out