Master's+30% vs national median700 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Texas A&M University
Ranked 21st of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$61,853
middle 50%: $48,083 – $76,973
Median · 5 years out
$84,719
middle 50%: $64,964 – $113,672
Median · 10 years out
$110,004
middle 50%: $81,462 – $139,920
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
Public Administration graduates earn $61,853 in their first year. Median earnings reach $110,004 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
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,380 total interest
Same major at other universities
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$91,476 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$89,278 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$88,072 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$87,051 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$84,083 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$82,569 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$82,528 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$82,470 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
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