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What can you do with a
Public Administration degree?

Public Administration is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
7.4 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$13k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$58,457
Typical debt
$20,562
4-yr net cost
$61,368
Monthly loan payment
$234/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

7 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Chief Executivescommon
AI risk 3 → 46 future · +4.3% demand
$245,440
Regulatory Affairs Managersstretch
AI risk 7 → 56 future · +4.5% demand
$145,000
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managersstretch
AI risk 10 → 48 future · +6.1% demand
$136,000
General and Operations Managersstretch
AI risk 14 → 48 future · +4.4% demand
$125,000
Construction Managersleap
AI risk 12 → 44 future · +8.7% demand
$104,000
Urban and Regional Plannersleap
AI risk 10 → 48 future · +3.4% demand
$78,499
Social and Community Service Managersstretch
AI risk 18 → 39 future · +6.4% demand
$73,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.