Associate+21% vs national median258 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Nassau Community College
Ranked 20th of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,046
middle 50%: $23,601 – $47,184
Median · 5 years out
$48,315
middle 50%: $36,381 – $60,442
Median · 10 years out
$67,887
middle 50%: $54,051 – $89,880
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 associates earn a $33k median salary in year one. This grows to $48k at five years and $68k 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?
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,348 total interest
Same major at other universities
Holyoke Community College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$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
Umpqua Community College
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$48,048 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
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$107,848 · 5 yrs out
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$97,988 · 5 yrs out
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$95,344 · 5 yrs out
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$90,933 · 5 yrs out
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$90,933 · 5 yrs out
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$79,576 · 5 yrs out
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$79,576 · 5 yrs out
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$79,471 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$72,273 · 5 yrs out