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Master's · Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Human Services, General (Master's): earnings by school

27 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$53,557
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$57,277
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$40,439
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 23 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,797 and $63,698. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of South Dakota SD$80,825$86,703—
Northeastern University MA—$69,886—
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA—$69,886—
Post University CT$63,291$69,262$68,436
University of Illinois Springfield IL$53,423$66,186—
Lincoln University PA$58,302$63,698$27,333
Touro University Worldwide CA$62,942—$33,456
East Central University OK—$61,077—
East Tennessee State University TN$47,130$60,052—
University of South Florida FL—$59,322—
Webster University MO$51,477$59,247$45,486
Chestnut Hill College PA$61,535$59,051—
University of Baltimore MD—$57,277—
Concordia University-Chicago IL—$56,757—
Walden University MN$51,725$56,751$41,000
Warner Pacific University OR—$56,485—
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies OR—$56,485—
Lenoir-Rhyne University NC$45,538$56,364—
Capella University MN$69,850$55,797$40,439
Wilmington University DE$56,589$55,617$29,678
Concordia University-Saint Paul MN$54,965—$36,282
Mercer University GA—$53,659—
Purdue University Global IN$53,691$52,013$36,587
Southeastern University FL$48,205$51,706—
Albertus Magnus College CT$51,062——
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$50,900—$41,000
Saint Leo University FL$46,765$44,950$61,500