Bachelor's+8% vs national median192 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Texas at San Antonio
Ranked 57th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,599
middle 50%: $30,926 – $49,171
Median · 5 years out
$57,867
middle 50%: $45,375 – $78,686
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 from UT San Antonio start with a median salary of $40k. Five-year earnings rise to $58k, outperforming the national median by 8%.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,576 total interest
Same major at other universities
West Texas A&M University
$58,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$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 Oklahoma
$57,676 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$57,396 · 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
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$178,457 · 5 yrs out
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$132,101 · 5 yrs out
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$118,327 · 5 yrs out
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$104,739 · 5 yrs out
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$100,908 · 5 yrs out
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$99,460 · 5 yrs out
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