Bachelor's+7% vs national median1,539 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Texas State University
Ranked 59th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,975
middle 50%: $28,826 – $49,811
Median · 5 years out
$57,396
middle 50%: $45,946 – $70,759
Median · 10 years out
$71,653
middle 50%: $56,067 – $90,882
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
Public Administration graduates at Texas State University earn $39k in year one. Median pay grows to $57k at year five and $72k at year ten.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,611 total interest
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$58,582 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$58,121 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$57,890 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$57,676 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$57,299 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$57,082 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$56,957 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$56,500 · 5 yrs out
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$112,706 · 5 yrs out
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$107,346 · 5 yrs out
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$100,153 · 5 yrs out
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