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Bachelor's-7% vs national median757 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at Norfolk State University

Ranked 159th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,010
middle 50%: $25,678 – $43,570
Median · 5 years out
$49,815
middle 50%: $39,265 – $60,895
Median · 10 years out
$57,931
middle 50%: $46,312 – $71,441

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

Graduates of Norfolk State University's bachelor's program in Public Administration and Social Service Professions earn a median $34,010 one year after graduating, rising to $57,931 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $53,430 for this field, ranking 159th of 247 reporting programs.

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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,174 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Akron (The)
$49,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$49,986 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$49,912 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$49,899 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$49,869 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,842 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$49,801 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$49,707 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$49,609 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at New Orleans
$49,566 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$49,551 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$49,392 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Norfolk State University

Engineering (Master's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$102,841 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$87,156 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$77,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$77,796 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,230 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$75,695 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,695 · 5 yrs out

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