Associate-8% vs national median161 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Edison State Community College
Ranked 108th of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,395
middle 50%: $23,730 – $40,632
Median · 5 years out
$36,674
middle 50%: $27,774 – $48,276
Median · 10 years out
$38,842
middle 50%: $29,557 – $51,505
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 $30k in their first year. Salaries reach $37k at five years and $39k 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?
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
12.3 yrs
≈ $14,206 total interest
Same major at other universities
Elgin Community College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,998 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$36,888 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$36,857 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$36,732 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$36,650 · 5 yrs out
Central Ohio Technical College
$36,609 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,580 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$36,271 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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$61,332 · 5 yrs out