Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 44.99. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 137 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

National earnings of Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Associate's degree: median $41,001; Bachelor's degree: median $46,100; Post-baccalaureate certificate: median $68,021; Master's degree: median $72,358; Doctoral degree: median $96,059. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.

Credential	Programs	Graduates (recent year)	Median earnings, 1 yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs	Typical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate	22	29	Data unavailable	$43,573	Data unavailable
Associate's degree	22	46	$41,001	$40,506	Data unavailable
Bachelor's degree	26	188	$46,100	$61,630	$19,960 8 programs
Post-baccalaureate certificate	4	0	$68,021	Data unavailable	Data unavailable
Master's degree	34	154	$72,358	$70,515	Data unavailable
Doctoral degree	6	40	$96,059	$92,569	Data unavailable
Graduate certificate	23	60	Data unavailable	Data unavailable	Data unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

School	Median earnings, 1 yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs	Median debt
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · Public · 42 graduates measured	$61,384	$109,851	$18,790
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public · 54 graduates measured	$49,138	$67,099	$19,960
Rutgers University-Newark NJ · Public · 54 graduates measured	$49,138	$67,099	$19,960
University of California-Davis CA · Public · 49 graduates measured	$48,985	$69,702	$12,018
National Louis University IL · Private, nonprofit · 35 graduates measured	$42,555	$52,649	$18,511
University at Albany NY · Public · 30 graduates measured	$42,181	$68,928	$20,846
Troy University AL · Public · 51 graduates measured	$37,758	$41,240	Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Master's degree programs with the highest early earnings

School	Median earnings, 1 yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs	Median debt
University of Southern California CA · Private, nonprofit · 22 graduates measured	$149,427	$140,115	Data unavailable
University of Central Florida FL · Public · 20 graduates measured	$88,909	Data unavailable	Data unavailable
California State University-Fullerton CA · Public · 27 graduates measured	$79,768	$84,516	Data unavailable
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AR · Public · 24 graduates measured	$76,489	Data unavailable	Data unavailable
St. Joseph's University-New York NY · Private, nonprofit · 25 graduates measured	$74,427	$78,677	Data unavailable
Ball State University IN · Public · 18 graduates measured	$65,211	$55,296	Data unavailable
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR · Public · 22 graduates measured	$52,135	$70,135	Data unavailable
Tufts University MA · Private, nonprofit · 16 graduates measured	$40,486	$49,863	Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Doctoral degree programs with the highest early earnings

School	Median earnings, 1 yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs	Median debt
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA · Public · 18 graduates measured	$94,212	Data unavailable	Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

Data unavailable No occupations are mapped to this field in the official crosswalk.

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Detailed CIP codes in this field (1)

44.9999 Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other