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Associate-22% vs national median350 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Piedmont Technical College

Ranked 127th of 132 associate programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,045
middle 50%: $22,269 – $36,527
Median · 5 years out
$31,114
middle 50%: $23,811 – $40,606
Median · 10 years out
$35,091
middle 50%: $27,010 – $44,087

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 and Social Service Professions graduates from Piedmont Technical College earn a median of $28k in their first year. Salaries rise to $35k by the tenth year of employment.

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
14.5 yrs
≈ $17,339 total interest

Same major at other universities

Albany State University
$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
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
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$28,932 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$28,561 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Piedmont Technical College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,042 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,734 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,723 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,616 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out

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