Master's-11% vs national median843 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Missouri - Saint Louis
Ranked 168th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,538
middle 50%: $38,101 – $58,107
Median · 5 years out
$58,393
middle 50%: $47,216 – $76,361
Median · 10 years out
$70,641
middle 50%: $54,965 – $86,526
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
Master's degree holders in Public Administration at the University of Missouri - Saint Louis earn $48k initially. Salaries reach $71k by year ten.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,620 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$59,321 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$59,135 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$59,082 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$58,825 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$58,807 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$58,768 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$58,753 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$57,824 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$57,667 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$57,508 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$57,075 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at New Orleans
$56,791 · 5 yrs out
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