Bachelor's+12% vs national median1,241 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of North Texas
Ranked 41st of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,088
middle 50%: $31,263 – $55,062
Median · 5 years out
$59,796
middle 50%: $44,800 – $76,989
Median · 10 years out
$73,967
middle 50%: $55,615 – $98,256
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 earn a median of $43k in their first year. Median salaries reach $74k after a decade.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,966 total interest
Same major at other universities
DePaul University
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$60,352 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$59,999 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
$59,957 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$59,735 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$59,600 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$59,528 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$59,517 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$59,372 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$59,276 · 5 yrs out
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