Political Science and Government

230
Schools
Master's
Credential Level
$53,125
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$28,019
25th %ile
$43,420
Median
$49,737
75th %ile
$61,839
Max
$116,678
$28,019 $116,678

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Johns Hopkins University MD 89 $116,678 $41,000
George Washington University DC 178 $89,553 $61,310
George Mason University VA 10 $82,061
American Public University System WV 31 $78,460 $37,101
University of Florida FL 14 $68,130
Florida State University FL 24 $66,880 $24,550
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO 18 $63,220 $65,441
St. John's University-New York NY 41 $61,839 $47,055
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE 24 $59,903
Pace University NY 13 $54,035
Idaho State University ID 16 $53,359
University of Illinois Springfield IL 22 $52,565 $30,000
Georgia State University GA 15 $52,547
Georgetown University DC 56 $52,107 $65,578
Southern New Hampshire University NH 38 $50,337 $41,000
Regent University VA 31 $49,737 $33,200
Texas State University TX 7 $49,058
CUNY Brooklyn College NY 9 $47,260
Appalachian State University NC 8 $46,478
American University DC 14 $46,087
University of South Florida FL 6 $44,021
Western Illinois University IL 8 $43,888
James Madison University VA 11 $43,798
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ 34 $43,420 $34,561
Rutgers University-Newark NJ 1 $43,420 $34,561
Eastern Illinois University IL 13 $41,758
New York University NY 22 $39,927
The University of Texas at Arlington TX 7 $36,141
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 25 $35,204
Lehigh University PA 8 $30,409
Long Island University NY 11 $29,685
Ohio University-Main Campus OH 5 $28,019

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.