Master's-13% vs national median1,336 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Southern University at New Orleans
Ranked 174th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,864
middle 50%: $37,984 – $58,858
Median · 5 years out
$56,791
middle 50%: $45,628 – $70,471
Median · 10 years out
$63,406
middle 50%: $49,090 – $77,976
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 graduates from Southern University at New Orleans earn a median $48k initially. Earnings reach $63k after 10 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 yrs
≈ $7,725 total interest
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$58,393 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$57,824 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$57,667 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$57,508 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$57,075 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Liberty University
$54,129 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$52,674 · 5 yrs out
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