Master's+6% vs national median295 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at College of Charleston
Ranked 84th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,093
middle 50%: $40,088 – $61,114
Median · 5 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $55,830 – $88,826
Median · 10 years out
$84,300
middle 50%: $64,968 – $119,974
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's graduates in Public Administration and Social Service Professions start at a median salary of $50k. Ten-year earnings reach $84k.
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
6 yrs
≈ $6,747 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$70,853 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$70,561 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$70,211 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$69,824 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$69,807 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$69,067 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$69,054 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$67,948 · 5 yrs out
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$121,352 · 5 yrs out
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$99,015 · 5 yrs out
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