Bachelor's-5% vs national median474 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
Ranked 142nd of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,507
middle 50%: $25,464 – $47,414
Median · 5 years out
$50,799
middle 50%: $39,531 – $64,029
Median · 10 years out
$62,181
middle 50%: $49,452 – $76,195
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
Graduates earn a median starting salary of $36k. Earnings typically grow to $51k by year five and $62k 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,783 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana University - Northwest
$51,075 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$51,025 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$50,930 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$50,863 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$50,795 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$50,623 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$50,601 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$50,502 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$50,263 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$50,238 · 5 yrs out
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$131,669 · 5 yrs out
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$116,855 · 5 yrs out
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$104,907 · 5 yrs out
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$104,538 · 5 yrs out
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$103,617 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$100,286 · 5 yrs out
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$99,690 · 5 yrs out
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$96,962 · 5 yrs out
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