Master's-2% vs national median838 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Stephen F Austin State University
Ranked 121st of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,627
middle 50%: $40,798 – $63,491
Median · 5 years out
$64,019
middle 50%: $51,652 – $77,324
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $56,040 – $88,208
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Administration and Social Service Professions (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree earners in Public Administration start with $52k median. Earnings climb to $64k at five years and $73k at 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $6,885 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ohio State University (The)
$64,742 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$64,642 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$64,474 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$63,931 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$63,908 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$63,662 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$63,538 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$63,429 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
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$110,564 · 5 yrs out
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$103,464 · 5 yrs out
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$88,283 · 5 yrs out
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$85,033 · 5 yrs out
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$83,422 · 5 yrs out
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$82,986 · 5 yrs out
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$81,295 · 5 yrs out
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$76,828 · 5 yrs out
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$76,267 · 5 yrs out
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$74,457 · 5 yrs out
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$74,102 · 5 yrs out
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$73,872 · 5 yrs out