Associate+9% vs national median177 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Inver Hills Community College
Ranked 46th of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,824
middle 50%: $25,615 – $43,250
Median · 5 years out
$43,416
middle 50%: $31,304 – $55,978
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $39,793 – $74,872
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 graduates from Inver Hills Community College start at $34k. Median pay reaches $43k at five years and $57k after ten 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,137 total interest
Same major at other universities
Casper College
$44,700 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$44,612 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$43,842 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$43,195 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
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$83,621 · 5 yrs out
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$82,488 · 5 yrs out
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$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$75,158 · 5 yrs out
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$74,401 · 5 yrs out
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$74,055 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Certificate)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
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$66,732 · 5 yrs out