Associate+26% vs national median190 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
Ranked 13th of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,731
middle 50%: $25,760 – $54,051
Median · 5 years out
$50,215
middle 50%: $37,316 – $68,545
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $43,433 – $80,540
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Public administration associate degree holders earn $40k in their first year. Median salaries reach $57k by year 10.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,346 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$52,963 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Berkshire Community College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
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$49,759 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
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