Bachelor's+36% vs national median437 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Texas at Dallas
Ranked 6th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,185
middle 50%: $36,552 – $66,144
Median · 5 years out
$72,400
middle 50%: $54,625 – $91,896
Median · 10 years out
$90,656
middle 50%: $66,665 – $127,711
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 UT Dallas earn a median of $49k in their first year. Salaries reach $91k by the tenth year.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,669 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Virginia
$102,218 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$75,538 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$74,902 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$71,321 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$70,950 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$70,237 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$68,968 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$67,165 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Texas at Dallas
Engineering (Doctorate)
$175,253 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$165,855 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$151,459 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$135,567 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$133,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$115,698 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$114,273 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,543 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out