Certificate (1-2 years)-5% vs national median400 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Erie Community College
Ranked 8th of 11 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,122
middle 50%: $20,411 – $38,202
Median · 5 years out
$37,897
middle 50%: $28,674 – $46,815
Median · 10 years out
$44,711
middle 50%: $31,818 – $56,288
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Public Administration graduates from Erie Community College earn a median $28k in year one. Salaries reach $45k 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
11.4 yrs
≈ $13,871 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$57,537 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$54,252 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$41,079 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$39,815 · 5 yrs out
Hawaii Community College
$35,700 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$34,573 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$31,304 · 5 yrs out
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