Bachelor's-4% vs national median1,811 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Ranked 130th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,654
middle 50%: $26,592 – $44,830
Median · 5 years out
$51,477
middle 50%: $41,056 – $62,010
Median · 10 years out
$57,923
middle 50%: $46,124 – $73,091
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
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater graduates in public administration earn a median $35,654 initially. Median salaries reach $57,923 after ten years.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,738 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tarleton State University
$51,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$51,851 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$51,824 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$51,684 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$51,666 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$51,491 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$51,400 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$51,385 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$51,261 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$51,161 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$51,125 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$51,075 · 5 yrs out
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$72,847 · 5 yrs out
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