WhatGradsMake
Master's+7% vs national median5,739 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Texas at Arlington

Ranked 83rd of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,799
middle 50%: $44,671 – $69,984
Median · 5 years out
$69,807
middle 50%: $56,226 – $83,468
Median · 10 years out
$77,463
middle 50%: $63,018 – $95,235

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 graduates in Public Administration at UT Arlington earn a median of $57k in year one. Ten-year median pay reaches $77k.

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
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,190 total interest

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