Associate-7% vs national median213 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Southern Maine Community College
Ranked 101st of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,503
middle 50%: $22,996 – $37,304
Median · 5 years out
$37,062
middle 50%: $27,410 – $45,946
Median · 10 years out
$42,235
middle 50%: $33,249 – $53,040
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Public Administration and Social Service graduates earn a median $29k in year 1. Median pay reaches $37k by year 5.
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
11.8 yrs
≈ $14,213 total interest
Same major at other universities
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$37,394 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$37,319 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$37,181 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$37,147 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$37,092 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,998 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$36,888 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$36,857 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$36,732 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
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