Master's+57% vs national median458 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Virginia
Ranked 5th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$72,462
middle 50%: $57,319 – $92,773
Median · 5 years out
$102,359
middle 50%: $76,419 – $128,801
Median · 10 years out
$145,118
middle 50%: $110,004 – $233,968
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 from the University of Virginia earn a median of $72k in year one. Earnings reach $145k by year 10.
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
4.2 yrs
≈ $4,503 total interest
Same major at other universities
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$120,619 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$110,805 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$102,295 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$101,906 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$99,571 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$98,535 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$95,329 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$92,196 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$92,187 · 5 yrs out
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$222,735 · 5 yrs out
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