Bachelor's-20% vs national median411 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Missouri State University
Ranked 232nd of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,227
middle 50%: $25,981 – $38,525
Median · 5 years out
$42,966
middle 50%: $36,628 – $52,539
Median · 10 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $38,668 – $66,891
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Public Administration graduates see $32k in their first year. Median pay reaches $51k by year 10.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,654 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$43,616 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary of the Woods College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$43,328 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$43,255 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$42,912 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$42,805 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$42,804 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$42,575 · 5 yrs out
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$83,858 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$79,076 · 5 yrs out
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$77,706 · 5 yrs out