Associate-7% vs national median318 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at James A. Rhodes State College
Ranked 104th of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,054
middle 50%: $22,856 – $36,648
Median · 5 years out
$36,888
middle 50%: $28,546 – $46,908
Median · 10 years out
$43,463
middle 50%: $32,272 – $56,170
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 graduates from James A. Rhodes State College earn a $29,054 median salary. Earnings reach $43,463 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?
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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
11.7 yrs
≈ $14,019 total interest
Same major at other universities
Greenville Technical College
$37,181 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$37,147 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$37,092 · 5 yrs out
Southern Maine Community College
$37,062 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,998 · 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
Edison State Community College
$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
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$62,446 · 5 yrs out
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