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Master's · Social Sciences

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

24 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$59,659
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$75,522
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$33,670
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 16 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $68,463 and $86,694. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$87,109$118,381$44,216
George Washington University DC$80,259$106,674$56,957
American University DC$67,270$98,567$41,000
University of Florida FL—$86,694—
James Madison University VA$57,767$86,137—
Georgetown University DC$60,698$79,929$98,223
Florida State University FL$55,828$76,608$23,875
University of Illinois Springfield IL$54,186$76,243$24,915
American Public University System WV$67,643$74,802$37,456
Regent University VA—$70,319$42,733
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$70,095——
Southern New Hampshire University NH$53,584$68,469—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$61,705$68,463$29,884
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$61,705$68,463$29,884
St. John's University-New York NY$58,757$67,228$25,074
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO—$64,565—
Eastern Illinois University IL$59,659$63,359—
Liberty University VA$61,517—$27,335
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$60,530——
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$58,969——
Augusta University GA$57,280——
Texas State University TX$55,187——
Suffolk University MA$54,993——
Georgia State University GA$45,492——