Political Science and Government
1,101
Schools
Bachelor's
Credential Level
$68,027
National Avg Earnings
Earnings Distribution
Min
$59,857
25th %ile
$62,718
Median
$65,958
75th %ile
$71,052
Max
$98,467
$59,857 $98,467
Top Schools for This Program
| School Name | State | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | CT | 159 | $98,467 | $14,749 |
| Harvard University | MA | 102 | $89,043 | — |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | 158 | $86,353 | $14,250 |
| Colgate University | NY | 79 | $85,816 | $16,250 |
| Duke University | NC | 131 | $84,950 | $14,016 |
| Johns Hopkins University | MD | 39 | $84,924 | — |
| Dartmouth College | NH | 129 | $84,898 | $17,500 |
| Swarthmore College | PA | 39 | $80,009 | — |
| Williams College | MA | 70 | $79,779 | $10,750 |
| Southern Methodist University | TX | 58 | $79,400 | $19,500 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | 255 | $79,220 | $21,500 |
| University of Chicago | IL | 106 | $78,986 | $18,500 |
| Lehigh University | PA | 36 | $75,918 | $21,150 |
| Stanford University | CA | 57 | $75,464 | $11,705 |
| Georgetown University | DC | 280 | $74,225 | $15,384 |
| American Public University System | WV | 60 | $73,582 | $21,728 |
| George Washington University | DC | 311 | $72,844 | $21,723 |
| Vanderbilt University | TN | 97 | $72,701 | $14,000 |
| Cornell University | NY | 153 | $72,438 | $14,400 |
| Brown University | RI | 78 | $72,438 | $14,481 |
| Villanova University | PA | 103 | $72,272 | $25,620 |
| University of Rochester | NY | 61 | $71,957 | $21,000 |
| Lafayette College | PA | 85 | $71,924 | $13,640 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | 70 | $71,231 | $17,831 |
| Northwestern University | IL | 121 | $71,052 | $16,834 |
| Wake Forest University | NC | 146 | $70,723 | $22,500 |
| Rice University | TX | 37 | $70,513 | — |
| Hamilton College | NY | 38 | $69,934 | $12,500 |
| Bucknell University | PA | 95 | $69,853 | $25,500 |
| Utah Valley University | UT | 52 | $69,589 | $21,961 |
| Bowdoin College | ME | 83 | $69,008 | $19,634 |
| Bradley University | IL | 20 | $68,838 | $27,000 |
| University of Notre Dame | IN | 181 | $68,814 | $19,000 |
| College of the Holy Cross | MA | 111 | $68,772 | $27,000 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | CA | 24 | $68,762 | $25,000 |
| New York University | NY | 263 | $68,518 | $20,500 |
| Pepperdine University | CA | 43 | $68,168 | $23,625 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | 112 | $67,976 | $16,049 |
| Muhlenberg College | PA | 28 | $67,973 | $26,909 |
| Washington and Lee University | VA | 53 | $67,855 | — |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | MD | 99 | $67,609 | $19,910 |
| Brigham Young University | UT | 133 | $67,496 | $10,646 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | MD | 360 | $67,120 | $18,442 |
| Middlebury College | VT | 52 | $67,080 | $18,297 |
| Elon University | NC | 78 | $67,059 | $20,500 |
| Connecticut College | CT | 54 | $67,040 | $24,425 |
| Gettysburg College | PA | 74 | $66,454 | $26,749 |
| Bryant University | RI | 19 | $66,316 | $23,250 |
| University of Dayton | OH | 40 | $66,090 | $24,687 |
| Wellesley College | MA | 48 | $65,958 | $11,820 |
| Tufts University | MA | 82 | $65,957 | $17,850 |
| Fairfield University | CT | 33 | $65,857 | $27,000 |
| Centre College | KY | 25 | $65,598 | — |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | 320 | $65,311 | $17,965 |
| Union College | NY | 46 | $65,270 | $25,389 |
| Fordham University | NY | 136 | $65,198 | $23,250 |
| Northeastern University Oakland | CA | 12 | $65,006 | $21,625 |
| Northeastern University | MA | 130 | $65,006 | $21,625 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | MA | 9 | $65,006 | $21,625 |
| The University of the South | TN | 37 | $65,002 | $24,267 |
| University of San Diego | CA | 48 | $64,626 | $25,344 |
| Santa Clara University | CA | 80 | $64,616 | $20,500 |
| Chapman University | CA | 73 | $64,529 | $20,500 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | 194 | $64,526 | $23,500 |
| Radford University | VA | 27 | $64,410 | $22,375 |
| Boston College | MA | 172 | $64,213 | $18,000 |
| Rhodes College | TN | 23 | $63,885 | $26,500 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | 259 | $63,542 | $19,201 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | 78 | $63,478 | $20,688 |
| Pace University | NY | 30 | $63,291 | $26,000 |
| Stony Brook University | NY | 139 | $63,266 | $17,500 |
| Whitworth University | WA | 16 | $62,993 | $21,000 |
| Bates College | ME | 76 | $62,940 | $11,532 |
| University of Miami | FL | 123 | $62,798 | $16,500 |
| Texas Christian University | TX | 77 | $62,718 | $22,062 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | 188 | $62,479 | $19,500 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | 297 | $62,470 | $15,033 |
| Loyola University Maryland | MD | 41 | $62,443 | $27,000 |
| University of California-Berkeley | CA | 482 | $62,430 | $13,000 |
| American University | DC | 164 | $62,267 | $23,250 |
| Binghamton University | NY | 160 | $62,211 | $19,500 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | 29 | $62,098 | $20,342 |
| Auburn University | AL | 99 | $62,091 | $20,500 |
| Hofstra University | NY | 51 | $62,002 | $23,250 |
| Michigan State University | MI | 119 | $61,726 | $21,500 |
| The Catholic University of America | DC | 83 | $61,154 | $25,000 |
| University of Scranton | PA | 15 | $61,061 | $25,409 |
| Providence College | RI | 59 | $61,041 | $27,000 |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | 26 | $60,974 | $27,000 |
| San Francisco State University | CA | 129 | $60,856 | $16,200 |
| Frostburg State University | MD | 18 | $60,798 | $23,250 |
| San Diego State University | CA | 109 | $60,648 | $17,364 |
| Brandeis University | MA | 67 | $60,589 | $23,333 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | PA | 50 | $60,579 | $19,000 |
| George Mason University | VA | 177 | $60,165 | $20,449 |
| DePauw University | IN | 20 | $60,137 | $27,000 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | CO | 219 | $60,121 | $18,742 |
| William & Mary | VA | 182 | $60,113 | $19,500 |
| California State University-East Bay | CA | 56 | $59,908 | $18,322 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | 73 | $59,857 | $19,500 |
About This Data
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.