Master's+19% vs national median884 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at CUNY Lehman College
Ranked 42nd of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$63,047
middle 50%: $52,516 – $74,545
Median · 5 years out
$77,554
middle 50%: $63,403 – $91,483
Median · 10 years out
$82,573
middle 50%: $67,487 – $101,595
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
Public Administration and Social Service master's graduates earn a median $63k in year one. Median earnings reach $83k 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?
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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
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,494 total interest
Same major at other universities
Midwestern State University
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$78,677 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M International University
$77,524 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$77,312 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$77,044 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$76,885 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$76,267 · 5 yrs out
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