Bachelor's-16% vs national median502 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Black Hills State University
Ranked 217th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $26,858 – $44,050
Median · 5 years out
$45,028
middle 50%: $36,508 – $53,196
Median · 10 years out
$50,919
middle 50%: $42,352 – $63,895
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Bachelor's degree graduates in Public Administration earn a median of $34,840 initially. Salaries reach $51k 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,877 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana State University
$45,539 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$45,423 · 5 yrs out
Southern Wesleyan University
$45,398 · 5 yrs out
Manchester University
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$45,043 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$44,911 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$44,517 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$44,428 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$44,327 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$44,141 · 5 yrs out
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$76,267 · 5 yrs out
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$64,817 · 5 yrs out
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$59,476 · 5 yrs out
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$58,734 · 5 yrs out
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$58,274 · 5 yrs out
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$57,443 · 5 yrs out
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$57,224 · 5 yrs out
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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