Bachelor's · Baltimore, Maryland
Is Political Science and Government at Loyola University Maryland worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 5 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $52,805
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $87,621
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $24,265
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $145k (likely $145k – $145k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $48k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MD
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 5 years (likely 4.1–6.2)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $108k (likely −$5k – $222k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $679k (likely $430k – $959k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 75%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- not reported / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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⚖️ Getting ready in high school
Students heading toward law, government & society majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP U.S. Government and Politics
- AP U.S. History
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
IB Higher Level
- History HL
- Global Politics HL
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Other majors at Loyola University Maryland
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$133,245
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's)$131,706
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$124,858
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$122,816
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$109,532
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$103,352
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$93,753
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$91,923
- Engineering, General (Bachelor's)$86,585
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$81,156
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$77,861
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$74,485
Political Science and Government at other schools in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University$121,729
- University of Maryland Global Campus$82,263
- University of Maryland-College Park$74,437
- St. Mary's College of Maryland$72,397
- Washington College$69,018
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County$64,756
- Towson University$60,313
- Salisbury University$60,089
- Frostburg State University$57,770
- Mount St. Mary's University$56,507