Master's+41% vs national median426 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Massachusetts at Boston
Ranked 13th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$70,788
middle 50%: $52,304 – $92,124
Median · 5 years out
$92,187
middle 50%: $66,665 – $119,367
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 master's graduates from UMass Boston start at $71k. Median earnings reach $92k after five 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
4.4 yrs
≈ $4,737 total interest
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$101,906 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$99,571 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$98,535 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$95,329 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$92,196 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$91,476 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$89,278 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$88,072 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$87,051 · 5 yrs out
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