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Associate+35% vs national median247 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at San Antonio College

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

Median · 1 year out
$38,756
middle 50%: $26,222 – $52,785
Median · 5 years out
$53,673
middle 50%: $42,330 – $67,858
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $42,596 – $83,086

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

Graduates of San Antonio College's associate program in Public Administration and Social Service Professions earn a median $38,756 one year after graduating, rising to $54,051 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 35% above the national median of $39,857 for this field, ranking 5th of 132 reporting programs.

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 yrs
≈ $9,121 total interest

Same major at other universities

Central Texas College District
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$60,095 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$55,007 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$52,963 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Berkshire Community College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at San Antonio College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$107,726 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,677 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$84,275 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,333 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out

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