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Bachelor's-18% vs national median283 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Elizabeth City State University

Ranked 225th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,274
middle 50%: $26,069 – $43,303
Median · 5 years out
$44,051
middle 50%: $33,328 – $54,444
Median · 10 years out
$52,698
middle 50%: $42,746 – $62,818

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

Graduates of Elizabeth City State University's bachelor's program in Public Administration and Social Service Professions earn a median $34,274 one year after graduating, rising to $52,698 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $53,430 for this field, ranking 225th of 247 reporting programs.

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
9.4 yrs
≈ $11,077 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Missouri Western State University
$44,092 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$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

Other majors at Elizabeth City State University

Education (Master's)
$72,917 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor's)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$55,604 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$55,604 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Bachelor's)
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Bachelor's)
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$51,896 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$49,659 · 5 yrs out

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