Bachelor's-9% vs national median170 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Winston-Salem State University
Ranked 170th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,287
middle 50%: $23,953 – $38,814
Median · 5 years out
$48,775
middle 50%: $38,216 – $58,518
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $47,460 – $70,298
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
Winston-Salem State University graduates in Public Administration earn a median of $31k in their first year. This increases to $57k 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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,737 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Indianapolis
$49,551 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$49,392 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$49,281 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$49,185 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$48,983 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$48,900 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$48,722 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$48,334 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$48,325 · 5 yrs out
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$93,187 · 5 yrs out
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$85,988 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$85,927 · 5 yrs out
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$85,826 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$74,791 · 5 yrs out
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$67,846 · 5 yrs out
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$66,403 · 5 yrs out
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$63,401 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out