Associate-27% vs national median375 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Florence - Darlington Technical College
Ranked 131st of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,881
middle 50%: $19,174 – $31,350
Median · 5 years out
$28,932
middle 50%: $22,683 – $37,773
Median · 10 years out
$32,549
middle 50%: $25,256 – $43,304
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 majors at Florence - Darlington Technical College earn a $25k median in year one. Median earnings reach $33k 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?
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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
16.6 yrs
≈ $20,239 total interest
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$35,184 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$34,751 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$34,307 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$32,604 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$31,741 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$31,559 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$31,114 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$29,948 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$29,880 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$29,296 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$28,561 · 5 yrs out
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$57,471 · 5 yrs out