Bachelor's-17% vs national median256 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Missouri Western State University
Ranked 224th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,735
middle 50%: $27,552 – $43,784
Median · 5 years out
$44,092
middle 50%: $37,401 – $53,444
Median · 10 years out
$51,828
middle 50%: $40,047 – $66,213
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 bachelor's degree holders earn $36k in their first year. Median earnings reach $44k after five years and $52k 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
≈ $10,854 total interest
Same major at other universities
Black Hills State University
$45,028 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$44,911 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$44,517 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$44,428 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$44,327 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$44,141 · 5 yrs out
Elizabeth City State University
$44,051 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$43,616 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$43,328 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$43,255 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Missouri Western State University
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$75,634 · 5 yrs out
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$71,159 · 5 yrs out
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$70,441 · 5 yrs out
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$69,727 · 5 yrs out
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$61,630 · 5 yrs out
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$61,167 · 5 yrs out
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$61,167 · 5 yrs out