Bachelor's+4% vs national median344 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Ranked 81st of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,626
middle 50%: $31,578 – $51,600
Median · 5 years out
$55,437
middle 50%: $46,351 – $62,771
Median · 10 years out
$63,557
middle 50%: $52,502 – $74,498
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 earn a median of $43k in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $64k.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,409 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
$55,948 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$55,874 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$55,868 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Fort Kent
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$55,715 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$55,389 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$55,221 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$55,100 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$55,060 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$55,046 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$54,902 · 5 yrs out
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$87,097 · 5 yrs out
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$82,142 · 5 yrs out
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$76,305 · 5 yrs out
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Education (Master's)
$72,484 · 5 yrs out
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$72,286 · 5 yrs out
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$71,536 · 5 yrs out
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