Bachelor's · Social Sciences

Political Science and Government (Bachelor's): earnings by school

606 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$43,207
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$61,928
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 568 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,572 and $68,916. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$50,127$121,729—
Dartmouth College NH$75,950$106,153$14,558
Vanderbilt University TN$60,034$102,789$14,788
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$72,705$100,245$21,500
Colby College ME$62,942$96,621$15,750
Harvard University MA$71,819$95,838$7,500
Cornell University NY$62,009$95,391$11,720
Washington and Lee University VA$56,207$95,190$19,387
University of Notre Dame IN$64,041$94,297$19,000
Trinity College CT$70,112$94,097$25,018
Bucknell University PA$55,669$94,028$22,475
Emory University GA$54,091$94,001$12,000
Santa Clara University CA$52,348$93,518$19,093
University of Pennsylvania PA$61,673$93,033$15,750
Washington University in St Louis MO$57,981$90,778$17,000
Yale University CT$68,303$90,764$15,000
Lehigh University PA$58,633$90,302$23,077
Elon University NC$44,446$89,685$19,500
Bowdoin College ME$68,542$89,253$12,776
Princeton University NJ$87,334$88,576—
Duke University NC$66,320$88,459$12,537
Williams College MA$59,811$88,339$9,750
College of the Holy Cross MA$54,462$88,088$23,000
Hamilton College NY$43,537$88,019$10,000
Lafayette College PA$54,548$87,904$14,000
University of Chicago IL$57,837$87,869$14,928
Rice University TX$74,976$87,804—
Boston College MA$54,705$86,537$19,000
Wake Forest University NC$54,174$85,668$19,000
Brown University RI$62,332$85,388$16,050
Fairfield University CT—$83,709$22,236
Brigham Young University UT$49,460$83,209$12,000
Colgate University NY$64,562$83,188$15,000
Villanova University PA$51,926$83,179$26,000
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$63,785$82,263$16,000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$42,667$81,843$14,013
Loyola University Maryland MD$49,161$81,575$24,265
American Public University System WV$72,825$81,056$19,766
New York University NY$44,298$80,957$19,500
Saint Anselm College NH$41,075$80,763$27,000
Bates College ME$54,502$80,714$15,750
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$58,473$79,778$27,000
George Washington University DC$55,831$79,692$20,500
Georgetown University DC$60,775$79,502$13,500
DePauw University IN—$79,117—
Bryant University RI—$78,579—
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$46,540$78,310$15,000
Tufts University MA$54,195$78,180$15,375
Barnard College NY$61,072$77,805$14,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$48,925$77,480$18,268
Middlebury College VT$60,187$77,444$19,450
Rollins College FL—$76,600$26,674
Gettysburg College PA$46,617$76,597$27,000
Case Western Reserve University OH$44,976$76,451$22,042
Mercyhurst University PA—$76,154$27,000
Stonehill College MA$44,021$76,123—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$49,168$75,988$18,875
Pepperdine University CA$50,528$75,954$20,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$44,976$75,687$19,800
Providence College RI$50,739$75,637$27,000
St Lawrence University NY$46,956$75,486$26,000
Texas Christian University TX$50,135$75,419$22,982
Miami University-Oxford OH$45,871$75,374$22,101
Syracuse University NY$56,555$75,239$22,579
University of California-Berkeley CA$50,634$75,128$12,412
University of Southern California CA$55,788$75,090$14,250
Union College NY$54,751$75,005$27,000
Franklin and Marshall College PA$47,005$74,822$22,875
Saint Mary's College IN—$74,623—
Furman University SC$46,615$74,476$25,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$45,714$74,437$16,309
Fordham University NY$49,192$74,419$23,250
Marist University NY$45,563$74,308$22,843
Gonzaga University WA$34,769$74,303$18,512
University of California-Los Angeles CA$44,791$74,202$12,499
Connecticut College CT$58,378$74,190$23,250
George Mason University VA$47,926$74,125$16,906
Wabash College IN$51,672$74,061$27,000
Brandeis University MA$52,939$74,018$17,750
Marquette University WI$44,962$74,008$21,500
The Catholic University of America DC$49,259$73,917$23,250
Quinnipiac University CT$37,066$73,833$23,625
Claremont McKenna College CA$62,844$73,826—
American University DC$56,964$73,604$19,500
Northeastern University Oakland CA$55,843$73,539$20,875
Northeastern University MA$55,843$73,539$20,875
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA$55,843$73,539$20,875
Suffolk University MA$47,871$73,484$23,250
James Madison University VA$46,097$73,326$17,500
Northwestern University IL$54,360$73,231$19,250
Binghamton University NY$37,650$73,044$18,453
Wellesley College MA$52,730$72,830$11,378
The University of the South TN$46,996$72,682$19,500
High Point University NC—$72,564—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$48,220$72,487$13,000
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$48,220$72,487$13,000
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$48,220$72,487$13,000
Occidental College CA$52,100$72,441$20,500
St. Mary's College of Maryland MD—$72,397$13,000
Fort Hays State University KS—$72,384—
Loyola Marymount University CA$45,608$72,375$19,201
University of San Francisco CA$50,506$72,263$22,500
William & Mary VA$58,065$72,173$15,000
Rhodes College TN$51,210$72,062$19,500
University of Scranton PA$31,192$72,038$27,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$46,926$72,001$10,800
Norwich University VT$46,247$71,791$18,750
Benedictine University IL—$71,749—
Roanoke College VA$40,427$71,604$27,000
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$42,339$71,601$16,250
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$46,176$71,160$19,500
Morehouse College GA$40,962$71,139$25,000
Randolph-Macon College VA$51,830$71,111$26,975
California State University-East Bay CA$48,763$71,022$14,000
University of Georgia GA$49,540$70,877$15,000
South Dakota State University SD—$70,727$19,500
Utah State University UT$42,032$70,711$17,925
Oberlin College OH$53,268$70,689$19,500
University of Florida FL$39,276$70,434$11,616
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$43,555$70,384$11,927
Stony Brook University NY$38,587$70,243$18,729
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$40,641$69,992$19,282
Vassar College NY$52,965$69,942$16,500
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$43,710$69,816$19,750
University of Colorado Boulder CO$45,635$69,651$19,500
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$44,661$69,515$17,000
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$42,602$69,375$15,750
Pacific Lutheran University WA—$69,366—
The College of New Jersey NJ$46,769$69,317$23,250
Skidmore College NY$41,877$69,091$21,000
Washington College MD$40,360$69,018—
Trinity University TX$35,478$68,934$13,924
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$46,124$68,918$23,250
Smith College MA$44,206$68,916$11,618
Chapman University CA$48,548$68,856$19,500
Pitzer College CA—$68,831—
Ripon College WI$46,619$68,800$24,250
University of Dayton OH$47,577$68,731$19,500
Hampden-Sydney College VA$63,063$68,731$25,000
Wofford College SC$36,470$68,661$19,500
Grinnell College IA$38,205$68,518$6,325
University of Rochester NY$42,430$68,510$19,000
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC$45,219$68,504$19,860
University of Utah UT$45,124$68,490$18,500
University of Richmond VA$56,073$68,339$20,500
Roosevelt University IL—$68,226—
Clark University MA$34,997$68,174$26,654
Florida State University FL$39,575$68,059$13,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$39,285$67,873$17,048
University of California-Davis CA$43,173$67,759$12,680
University of California-San Diego CA$40,228$67,713$12,000
Saint Louis University MO$40,282$67,287$21,000
Washington State University WA$44,831$67,264$18,785
Drake University IA$41,945$67,257—
Michigan State University MI$42,356$67,032$15,000
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$36,289$67,007$19,500
Drew University NJ$44,020$66,965$27,000
University of the District of Columbia DC$55,519$66,952$24,577
Southeast Missouri State University MO—$66,799$14,986
Drexel University PA$45,113$66,756$25,000
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$40,590$66,670$23,250
SUNY Oneonta NY$43,623$66,572$18,750
Muhlenberg College PA$49,151$66,540$25,500
University of North Dakota ND$44,416$66,535$16,375
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$47,377$66,527$18,000
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$47,377$66,527$18,000
Duquesne University PA$46,980$66,444$23,250
Pace University NY$42,870$66,408$19,500
Tuskegee University AL—$66,391—
Spelman College GA$51,411$66,378$20,742
Boston University MA$49,871$66,373$18,500
Bridgewater College VA—$66,305—
University of Denver CO$44,871$66,288$19,500
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA$36,267$66,231$23,000
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$36,267$66,231$23,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$36,267$66,231$23,000
University of Delaware DE$46,778$66,224$23,250
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$45,981$66,148$15,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$44,134$65,972$16,875
University of Mississippi MS$40,205$65,925$19,500
University of Iowa IA$41,748$65,923$20,500
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$43,393$65,890$14,500
Sacred Heart University CT—$65,879$22,500
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$42,696$65,869$18,750
University of Southern Maine ME$34,187$65,836$22,219
University of Northern Colorado CO—$65,783—
Howard University DC$44,912$65,733$21,500
Biola University CA—$65,558—
Flagler College FL—$65,513—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$44,734$65,487$16,896
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$42,727$65,464$19,785
Christopher Newport University VA$46,101$65,241$19,500
CUNY Queens College NY$43,367$65,213$12,000
Sonoma State University CA$42,054$65,009$11,125
Marymount University VA$39,601$64,917—
Radford University VA$38,461$64,901$26,000
San Diego State University CA$43,429$64,824$13,000
Clemson University SC$40,586$64,822$19,212
University of South Florida FL$44,140$64,820$15,052
College of Saint Benedict MN$38,237$64,777—
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$48,562$64,762$27,000
The College of Wooster OH$36,164$64,760$26,397
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$45,652$64,756$15,469
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$45,345$64,747$19,500
California Baptist University CA$30,482$64,605$19,500
Rowan University NJ$44,666$64,525$18,375
Monmouth University NJ$43,471$64,438$26,000
Central Washington University WA$44,604$64,361$18,000
University of Redlands CA—$64,353—
Hampton University VA—$64,293$24,240
University at Albany NY$42,171$64,270$18,641
Le Moyne College NY$41,124$64,258$23,250
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$47,190$64,231$8,082
University of Central Florida FL$39,352$64,056$17,475
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$32,841$63,977$17,375
University of Central Missouri MO$41,072$63,965—
University of Connecticut CT$39,933$63,902$19,361
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$39,933$63,902$19,361
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$39,933$63,902$19,361
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$39,933$63,902$19,361
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$39,933$63,902$19,361
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ—$63,853—
Seton Hall University NJ$43,674$63,814$20,500
Kansas State University KS$39,380$63,811$23,239
Simpson College IA—$63,790—
Saint Johns University MN$44,571$63,770$27,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$44,063$63,765$18,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$44,063$63,765$18,500
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$44,063$63,765$18,500
Amherst College MA$61,098$63,754—
Hofstra University NY$42,276$63,728$23,250
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$39,356$63,654$15,000
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$44,863$63,584$18,668
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$33,806$63,538$16,750
Saint Edward's University TX$52,357$63,504$25,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$43,954$63,466$18,500
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$34,371$63,458$25,000
Seattle University WA$46,016$63,443$21,166
Loyola University Chicago IL$44,178$63,437$21,500
Willamette University OR$44,061$63,407$17,750
Roger Williams University RI$49,594$63,405$24,159
Oregon State University OR$44,481$63,354$20,500
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$44,481$63,354$20,500
Xavier University OH$34,267$63,347$23,250
University of California-Irvine CA$40,159$63,318$14,226
University of Vermont VT$46,094$63,279$19,500
Washington & Jefferson College PA—$63,258$27,000
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$39,940$63,184—
Auburn University AL$41,174$63,178$17,603
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$49,628$63,131$24,075
University of La Verne CA$37,451$63,107—
Siena University NY$44,556$63,075$20,500
Elizabethtown College PA—$63,073—
Seattle Pacific University WA$45,325$62,972$25,000
Hope College MI$40,569$62,936$26,280
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA$50,207$62,918$21,500
Scripps College CA$62,909——
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$41,951$62,824$18,130
University of California-Merced CA$37,624$62,815$12,515
Saint Mary's College of California CA$43,771$62,651$23,250
Agnes Scott College GA—$62,605—
Missouri Southern State University MO—$62,576—
University of Oregon OR$41,359$62,408$19,749
Canisius University NY$44,942$62,398$20,000
Southern New Hampshire University NH$49,900$62,387$20,847
Dallas Baptist University TX—$62,372—
University of San Diego CA$50,930$62,301$20,717
California State University-Fresno CA$38,580$62,298$16,442
Haverford College PA—$62,242—
Gustavus Adolphus College MN$41,959$62,218$27,000
University of Miami FL$48,597$62,216$15,500
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$45,615$62,182$18,500
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$43,615$62,150$8,400
Mount Holyoke College MA$42,124$62,045$22,375
CUNY Hunter College NY$39,637$62,040$11,500
Kennesaw State University GA$46,024$61,971$25,000
Southwestern University TX$44,176$61,935$21,500
University of St Thomas MN$46,285$61,922$19,125
San Francisco State University CA$45,925$61,915$13,773
University of Kansas KS$40,063$61,839$19,500
Lake Forest College IL$23,698$61,770$19,500
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$37,018$61,712$13,733
The University of Alabama AL$43,972$61,617$21,250
Hartwick College NY—$61,608—
Baylor University TX$43,363$61,578$20,500
University of Houston TX$38,066$61,533$17,000
Eastern Illinois University IL—$61,519$19,000
University of Dallas TX$45,803$61,484$21,309
Wayne State University MI$39,735$61,466$19,000
Utah Valley University UT$43,501$61,464$24,625
University of South Dakota SD$42,892$61,362$20,500
California State University-Chico CA$44,275$61,293$13,500

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