Master's+4% vs national median773 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Ranked 89th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,951
middle 50%: $45,244 – $72,349
Median · 5 years out
$68,045
middle 50%: $51,223 – $87,772
Median · 10 years out
$76,237
middle 50%: $58,712 – $103,379
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
UNC Pembroke public administration graduates earn a median of $56k in their first year. This increases to $68k by year five and $76k 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,328 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Arlington
$69,807 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$69,067 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$69,054 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$67,948 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$67,906 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$67,494 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$67,295 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$67,269 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
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