Bachelor's · Greenville, North Carolina
Is Political Science and Government at East Carolina University worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ 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 4.4 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $51,033
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $64,897
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $19,375
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $72k (likely $72k – $96k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $28k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in NC
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 4.4 years (likely 3.6–5.6)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $27k (likely −$57k – $94k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $375k (likely $207k – $541k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 63%
- 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 East Carolina University
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate certificate)$104,657
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$98,563
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- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$98,079
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$92,702
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$90,197
Political Science and Government at other schools in North Carolina
- Elon University$89,685
- Duke University$88,459
- Wake Forest University$85,668
- High Point University$72,564
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$72,001
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh$62,824
- University of North Carolina Wilmington$58,258
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$57,273
- Davidson College$55,748
- University of North Carolina Asheville$55,698