WhatGradsMake
Master's0% vs national median2,541 grads tracked

Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 109th of 180 master's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,599
middle 50%: $44,501 – $65,581
Median · 5 years out
$65,390
middle 50%: $52,845 – $79,956
Median · 10 years out
$76,093
middle 50%: $58,427 – $95,897

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

UW-Madison's Public Administration master's graduates earn $55k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $76k.

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
6 yrs
≈ $6,558 total interest

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