Bachelor's-7% vs national median500 grads tracked
Public Administration and Social Service Professions at West Virginia University
Ranked 157th of 247 bachelor's programs in Public Administration and Social Service Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,802
middle 50%: $24,599 – $38,202
Median · 5 years out
$49,869
middle 50%: $40,531 – $60,367
Median · 10 years out
$57,237
middle 50%: $45,005 – $70,870
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 and Social Service Professions at West Virginia University yield a $32k median first-year salary. Long-term median earnings reach $57k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,501 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$50,155 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
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
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,842 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$49,815 · 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
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