Associate+8% vs national median629 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Hudson Valley Community College
Ranked 49th of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,570
middle 50%: $25,127 – $46,328
Median · 5 years out
$43,195
middle 50%: $32,986 – $54,453
Median · 10 years out
$54,938
middle 50%: $43,227 – $71,520
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 graduates earn a $35k median in year one. Five-year median earnings reach $43k.
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
9.4 yrs
≈ $11,103 total interest
Same major at other universities
Eastfield College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$43,842 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$43,416 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$42,617 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$42,458 · 5 yrs out
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$116,662 · 5 yrs out
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$116,662 · 5 yrs out
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$115,618 · 5 yrs out
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$85,435 · 5 yrs out
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$81,387 · 5 yrs out
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$81,210 · 5 yrs out
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$79,641 · 5 yrs out
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$79,444 · 5 yrs out
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$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,030 · 5 yrs out
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$74,369 · 5 yrs out