Master's+11% vs national median1,503 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at St. Catherine University
Ranked 69th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$57,514
middle 50%: $47,830 – $68,767
Median · 5 years out
$72,404
middle 50%: $58,379 – $84,400
Median · 10 years out
$83,962
middle 50%: $67,265 – $99,240
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 earn a median $58k initially. Five-year median earnings reach $72k.
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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,036 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$73,392 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$73,228 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$73,093 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$72,814 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$71,980 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$71,662 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$71,624 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$71,412 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$71,319 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$71,065 · 5 yrs out
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