WhatGradsMake

What Political Science and Government grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $62,236 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Connecticut CollegeCT$55,935$85,664$105,332+38%
2Penn State World CampusPA$53,107$82,142+32%
3University of VirginiaVA$51,004$80,624$117,586+30%
4Washington and Lee UniversityVA$34,351$80,325$139,907+29%
5University of MichiganMI$45,741$79,438$116,762+28%
6Bryant UniversityRI$51,694$77,901+25%
7Quinnipiac UniversityCT$42,822$77,568$88,826+25%
8Wabash CollegeIN$46,845$77,273+24%
9University of RichmondVA$48,394$77,115$120,465+24%
10Carleton CollegeMN$48,943$76,770$119,554+23%
11University of Texas at AustinTX$49,089$76,587$106,037+23%
12Providence CollegeRI$46,242$75,928$112,807+22%
13College of William & MaryVA$48,504$74,690$113,748+20%
14CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$46,606$74,662$98,392+20%
15Marymount UniversityVA$45,030$74,382$99,793+20%
16Binghamton UniversityNY$40,102$73,964$100,675+19%
17George Mason UniversityVA$44,925$73,961$96,752+19%
18University of the District of ColumbiaDC$53,485$73,271+18%
19University of ConnecticutCT$40,713$72,068$103,666+16%
20CUNY Queens CollegeNY$42,470$71,812$94,009+15%
21University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$44,371$71,633$104,916+15%
22Wheaton CollegeIL$44,700$71,605$119,554+15%
23Butler UniversityIN$50,311$71,441+15%
24Texas A&M UniversityTX$41,269$71,194$97,430+14%
25Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$41,030$71,124$94,966+14%
26University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$41,225$70,611$101,469+13%
27University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$42,648$69,765$102,480+12%
28James Madison UniversityVA$42,146$69,761$97,170+12%
29Sacred Heart UniversityCT$42,923$69,618$82,706+12%
30Utah Valley UniversityUT$36,827$69,325$91,284+11%
31Furman UniversitySC$41,410$69,206$100,954+11%
32University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$40,613$68,987$91,987+11%
33Miami UniversityOH$41,820$68,971$99,513+11%
34State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$38,274$68,511$94,094+10%
35Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$40,342$68,363+10%
36University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$38,967$68,363$77,901+10%
37University of Mary WashingtonVA$39,632$68,212$93,130+10%
38Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$40,555$68,091$98,842+9%
39CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$43,094$68,087$88,783+9%
40SUNY College at GeneseoNY$36,363$68,022$94,009+9%
41University of GeorgiaGA$38,809$68,013$94,978+9%
42University of Texas at DallasTX$44,267$67,903$82,954+9%
43Benedictine UniversityIL$40,342$67,570$61,036+9%
44Saint John's UniversityMN$42,146$67,343$96,791+8%
45Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$39,538$67,311$92,044+8%
46College of Saint BenedictMN$42,822$67,290$90,933+8%
47University of Colorado BoulderCO$40,503$67,183$96,791+8%
48University of UtahUT$42,247$67,055$93,016+8%
49University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$42,938$66,850$88,299+7%
50Hampden Sydney CollegeVA$41,844$66,779$96,791+7%
51University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$44,105$66,619$78,278+7%
52CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$41,501$66,465$86,900+7%
53Arizona State UniversityAZ$43,208$66,389$87,477+7%
54University of HoustonTX$41,469$66,251$83,698+6%
55Clemson UniversitySC$37,466$66,190$93,359+6%
56Texas A&M University - Central TexasTX$54,051$65,986+6%
57Salem State UniversityMA$43,047$65,986$72,585+6%
58Bridgewater CollegeVA$33,536$65,986$58,363+6%
59State University of New York at AlbanyNY$37,723$65,897$89,735+6%
60Saint Olaf CollegeMN$43,047$65,735$96,490+6%
61University of HartfordCT$35,115$65,698$86,086+6%
62Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$42,674$65,534$90,582+5%
63College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$42,505$65,420$86,717+5%
64Lamar UniversityTX$39,579$65,377$75,771+5%
65University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$38,680$65,289$96,052+5%
66University of Saint ThomasMN$36,776$65,048$81,200+5%
67Elmhurst UniversityIL$36,412$64,854$81,671+4%
68City College of New York - CUNYNY$41,165$64,718$83,113+4%
69University of Houston - DowntownTX$43,539$64,689$79,131+4%
70Loyola University ChicagoIL$39,403$64,632$94,113+4%
71University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$36,560$64,402$83,557+3%
72University of OklahomaOK$34,663$64,204$72,585+3%
73State University of New York at BuffaloNY$35,985$64,146$88,333+3%
74Utah State UniversityUT$36,834$63,991$79,032+3%
75Tarleton State UniversityTX$34,040$63,485$75,281+2%
76CUNY York CollegeNY$43,293$63,411$75,372+2%
77Purdue UniversityIN$38,479$63,404$87,324+2%
78University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$43,344$63,301$77,691+2%
79Texas Tech UniversityTX$38,545$63,247$88,015+2%
80Ohio State University (The)OH$38,371$63,237$84,595+2%
81Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaSC$40,692$63,157$85,137+1%
82University of Arizona (The)AZ$39,009$63,137$87,947+1%
83Sweet Briar CollegeVA$39,425$63,105$73,958+1%
84SUNY CortlandNY$35,459$63,044$79,787+1%
85Roanoke CollegeVA$39,533$62,818$91,636+1%
86Texas A&M University-San AntonioTX$38,279$62,818+1%
87University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$39,396$62,701$89,859+1%
88Wofford CollegeSC$36,638$62,631$99,192+1%
89CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$44,576$62,421$78,1100%
90CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$41,505$62,378$79,4610%
91SUNY College at PurchaseNY$38,592$62,349$83,5570%
92Valparaiso UniversityIN$33,861$62,3220%
93Augsburg UniversityMN$32,953$62,322$73,5650%
94Christopher Newport UniversityVA$40,741$62,236$80,2960%
95Spelman CollegeGA$42,214$62,2240%
96Weber State UniversityUT$46,337$62,1580%
97Brigham Young University - IdahoID$36,537$62,105$78,4150%
98Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$37,592$62,018$76,9580%
99West Virginia UniversityWV$34,225$61,889$83,915-1%
100University of IowaIA$37,851$61,873$86,572-1%
101DePaul UniversityIL$40,194$61,870$88,908-1%
102University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$37,490$61,851$87,290-1%
103Bridgewater State UniversityMA$39,310$61,827$81,941-1%
104University of AlabamaAL$36,926$61,721$83,173-1%
105SUNY Old WestburyNY$43,926$61,696$88,977-1%
106University of LynchburgVA$40,342$61,675$78,843-1%
107Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$38,341$61,630$85,045-1%
108Western Oregon UniversityOR$31,625$61,580$75,586-1%
109University of South DakotaSD$37,537$61,461$77,552-1%
110University of OregonOR$37,056$61,300$84,687-1%
111North Carolina State UniversityNC$38,348$60,990$81,180-2%
112Radford UniversityVA$38,087$60,720$82,048-2%
113Texas Southern UniversityTX$39,342$60,590$63,874-3%
114University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$35,516$60,543$82,889-3%
115Liberty UniversityVA$43,151$60,495$75,866-3%
116University of Texas at San AntonioTX$40,008$60,491$73,333-3%
117University of Illinois ChicagoIL$36,284$60,479$84,043-3%
118Truman State UniversityMO$34,014$60,425$83,557-3%
119Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$41,744$60,013$76,958-4%
120State University of New York at OneontaNY$36,143$60,013$76,015-4%
121Oregon State UniversityOR$38,314$59,944$82,614-4%
122Texas State UniversityTX$36,508$59,942$77,445-4%
123Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$35,626$59,848$73,271-4%
124Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$31,741$59,848$84,761-4%
125University of North TexasTX$39,296$59,821$78,817-4%
126Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$35,634$59,758$80,080-4%
127Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$32,806$59,735$81,016-4%
128Bethel UniversityMN$38,749$59,673$76,015-4%
129State University of New York at New PaltzNY$38,635$59,600$82,977-4%
130Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$38,692$59,543$72,095-4%
131Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$40,765$59,517$79,032-4%
132University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$34,162$59,517$73,728-4%
133State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$31,171$59,452$85,364-4%
134Northern Illinois UniversityIL$35,840$59,339$76,015-5%
135University of Minnesota DuluthMN$36,846$59,269$83,557-5%
136Fitchburg State UniversityMA$37,592$59,253-5%
137Colorado State UniversityCO$34,127$59,253$78,822-5%
138Missouri State UniversityMO$32,519$59,232$73,538-5%
139University of Texas at El PasoTX$36,308$59,177$80,077-5%
140Sam Houston State UniversityTX$37,468$59,116$75,663-5%
141Hanover CollegeIN$38,279$58,858-5%
142Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$41,981$58,831$76,487-5%
143University of MaineME$37,247$58,787$91,143-6%
144University of Colorado DenverCO$40,408$58,689$77,072-6%
145Charleston Southern UniversitySC$33,372$58,574$70,870-6%
146Illinois State UniversityIL$37,060$58,558$80,113-6%
147Lincoln UniversityMO$35,391$58,363-6%
148Georgia State UniversityGA$37,579$58,232$74,083-6%
149Macalester CollegeMN$44,777$58,208$95,389-6%
150Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$30,550$58,150$60,272-7%
151Kennesaw State UniversityGA$39,722$58,094$71,520-7%
152State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$32,705$58,093$66,382-7%
153Framingham State UniversityMA$41,501$58,065-7%
154Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$37,335$58,051$76,917-7%
155University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$33,695$58,012$74,448-7%
156Westfield State UniversityMA$34,252$57,991$82,300-7%
157Portland State UniversityOR$37,592$57,834$74,151-7%
158University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$34,532$57,746$77,729-7%
159St. Cloud State UniversityMN$36,766$57,739$75,410-7%
160University of Texas at TylerTX$42,474$57,703$75,525-7%
161Ohio UniversityOH$35,935$57,639$75,693-7%
162Purdue University Fort WayneIN$36,308$57,619$69,466-7%
163Presbyterian CollegeSC$34,588$57,619$72,043-7%
164Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$32,422$57,503$77,901-8%
165University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$37,859$57,491$71,441-8%
166University of WyomingWY$35,604$57,471$77,273-8%
167Concordia College - MoorheadMN$35,666$57,427$88,123-8%
168College of CharlestonSC$35,115$57,377$78,313-8%
169University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$33,481$57,365$74,586-8%
170University of Northern ColoradoCO$35,916$57,258$77,405-8%
171University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$37,936$57,182$75,786-8%
172Montana State University BozemanMT$34,057$57,147$77,093-8%
173University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$39,014$57,135$77,476-8%
174South Dakota State UniversitySD$34,946$57,115$80,673-8%
175Old Dominion UniversityVA$35,957$57,086$70,763-8%
176University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$45,609$57,063$67,343-8%
177Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$37,041$56,877$65,774-9%
178Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$37,002$56,877$71,899-9%
179Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$36,674$56,877$74,643-9%
180University of CincinnatiOH$36,361$56,711$72,728-9%
181Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$33,809$56,706$83,881-9%
182McNeese State UniversityLA$29,948$56,500$54,051-9%
183Hampton UniversityVA$35,215$56,428$71,354-9%
184East Carolina UniversityNC$36,028$56,365$71,041-9%
185Georgia College & State UniversityGA$35,164$56,216$68,968-10%
186Southern Utah UniversityUT$33,804$56,069-10%
187Western Illinois UniversityIL$32,778$56,045$77,576-10%
188University of North GeorgiaGA$34,300$56,041$68,626-10%
189University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$37,478$56,029$74,445-10%
190Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$38,875$56,024$74,407-10%
191Randolph CollegeVA$34,040$56,007$75,158-10%
192Midwestern State UniversityTX$38,341$55,978$80,325-10%
193University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$35,528$55,968$72,848-10%
194Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$36,019$55,935$63,105-10%
195University of Minnesota MorrisMN$40,536$55,868$71,728-10%
196Southern Oregon UniversityOR$33,058$55,868$68,363-10%
197Emory & Henry CollegeVA$30,926$55,801$67,967-10%
198Colorado State University-PuebloCO$38,400$55,789$63,970-10%
199Berry CollegeGA$42,081$55,746$92,424-10%
200University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$38,154$55,735$69,971-10%
201University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$33,601$55,699$70,466-10%
202Longwood UniversityVA$36,393$55,678$73,614-11%
203Lewis UniversityIL$40,342$55,665$76,015-11%
204Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$36,674$55,665$83,557-11%
205Dominican UniversityIL$36,620$55,621$78,757-11%
206Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA$38,325$55,464-11%
207Converse UniversitySC$34,188$55,464-11%
208Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$35,621$55,402$76,701-11%
209University of Northern IowaIA$35,711$55,376$76,123-11%
210Oklahoma State UniversityOK$31,371$55,355$69,154-11%
211University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$35,601$55,342$71,961-11%
212Texas A&M International UniversityTX$33,162$55,322$63,522-11%
213Hamline UniversityMN$36,751$55,307$73,042-11%
214State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$33,372$55,275$73,832-11%
215Montana State University - BillingsMT$36,063$55,261-11%
216Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN$35,626$55,181-11%
217Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$37,379$55,033$65,353-12%
218University of ToledoOH$34,351$54,962$71,441-12%
219Mary Baldwin UniversityVA$34,840$54,943$73,728-12%
220Millikin UniversityIL$30,550$54,919$72,585-12%
221Winona State UniversityMN$34,840$54,788$74,055-12%
222SUNY College at BrockportNY$33,675$54,757$74,219-12%
223Youngstown State UniversityOH$32,953$54,580$68,723-12%
224Texas Southmost CollegeTX$45,571$54,574$63,793-12%
225University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL$36,348$54,522$70,779-12%
226West Texas A&M UniversityTX$38,003$54,427$78,072-13%
227Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$36,674$54,419$74,457-13%
228Kent State UniversityOH$34,098$54,385$71,801-13%
229Texas Woman's UniversityTX$35,797$54,333$72,585-13%
230University of Montana (The)MT$32,222$54,267$69,644-13%
231Bowling Green State UniversityOH$31,944$54,176$71,243-13%
232University of Akron (The)OH$33,248$54,119$67,570-13%
233Appalachian State UniversityNC$33,115$54,081$74,830-13%
234St. Catherine UniversityMN$34,107$54,051-13%
235Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$33,147$54,051$72,242-13%
236Ball State UniversityIN$34,765$53,990$77,163-13%
237Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA$35,910$53,767$67,570-14%
238University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$35,504$53,647$69,498-14%
239SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$35,257$53,631$74,301-14%
240University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$35,495$53,597$70,625-14%
241University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$37,958$53,536$68,521-14%
242SUNY at FredoniaNY$31,171$53,536$73,347-14%
243Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$32,588$53,505$69,808-14%
244Western Colorado UniversityCO$34,222$53,485$66,779-14%
245Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$33,960$53,485$69,154-14%
246University of Southern IndianaIN$30,626$53,306$60,961-14%
247Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA$33,372$53,243$62,643-14%
248Marshall UniversityWV$33,018$53,150$68,249-15%
249Cleveland State UniversityOH$33,933$53,107$66,486-15%
250Georgia Southern UniversityGA$33,600$53,025$69,967-15%
251Wright State UniversityOH$34,889$52,975$65,986-15%
252University of Maine - FarmingtonME$31,905$52,872-15%
253University of Central MissouriMO$34,630$52,745$67,936-15%
254Angelo State UniversityTX$32,920$52,542$61,827-16%
255University of Central OklahomaOK$38,279$52,527-16%
256University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$34,768$52,495$69,318-16%
257Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$36,533$52,435$74,110-16%
258University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$30,719$52,369$73,075-16%
259Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$28,141$52,311$72,928-16%
260Purdue University NorthwestIN$34,968$52,209$65,410-16%
261Columbus State UniversityGA$31,171$52,116$66,514-16%
262Newberry CollegeSC$32,883$52,031-16%
263University of West GeorgiaGA$34,081$51,957$70,557-17%
264University of New Orleans (The)LA$33,718$51,893$67,570-17%
265Valdosta State UniversityGA$34,107$51,748$67,702-17%
266Clayton State UniversityGA$37,897$51,600$60,342-17%
267Lander UniversitySC$32,013$51,525$58,659-17%
268Northern State UniversitySD$28,703$51,480$56,877-17%
269University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$35,626$51,223$72,814-18%
270University of IndianapolisIN$33,666$51,223-18%
271Indiana State UniversityIN$31,359$51,223$70,012-18%
272Nicholls State UniversityLA$31,578$51,137$61,198-18%
273Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$31,986$50,982$61,867-18%
274University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$35,091$50,975$65,986-18%
275University of Southern MaineME$34,722$50,872$65,011-18%
276Western Carolina UniversityNC$29,759$50,820$60,793-18%
277Indiana University SoutheastIN$38,026$50,802$66,850-18%
278Central State UniversityOH$41,115$50,767$56,877-18%
279Northwestern State UniversityLA$34,040$50,767$57,471-18%
280University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$31,721$50,725$57,619-18%
281Fort Lewis CollegeCO$31,431$50,710$69,441-19%
282University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$33,538$50,164$65,054-19%
283Indiana University - South BendIN$35,604$50,026$73,271-20%
284Virginia State UniversityVA$31,051$50,007$59,149-20%
285Winthrop UniversitySC$33,398$49,935$68,179-20%
286North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$33,815$49,902$56,877-20%
287Fort Valley State UniversityGA$33,937$49,703$59,848-20%
288Black Hills State UniversitySD$29,236$49,659$54,703-20%
289Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$26,764$49,659$48,943-20%
290Hollins UniversityVA$36,591$49,513$71,441-20%
291Missouri Western State UniversityMO$34,351$49,513$68,626-20%
292Augusta UniversityGA$34,351$49,431$61,969-21%
293Adams State UniversityCO$36,101$49,399$60,837-21%
294Fairmont State UniversityWV$36,620$49,171$50,831-21%
295University of Hawaii at HiloHI$32,807$48,984$60,590-21%
296University of South Carolina UpstateSC$32,958$48,761$56,346-22%
297Aurora UniversityIL$40,793$48,736$64,402-22%
298Agnes Scott CollegeGA$38,341$48,096$101,595-23%
299Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$33,886$47,783$57,124-23%
300Monmouth CollegeIL$28,739$47,574-24%
301North Carolina Central UniversityNC$34,606$47,507$58,471-24%
302Claflin UniversitySC$30,856$47,289-24%
303West Virginia University - Institute of TechnologyWV$30,273$47,270$71,728-24%
304Bemidji State UniversityMN$33,772$47,119$71,115-24%
305Norfolk State UniversityVA$32,599$46,580$58,511-25%
306Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$30,751$46,497$69,441-25%
307University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$33,275$46,264$67,797-26%
308Albany State UniversityGA$28,211$46,124$59,848-26%
309University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$32,600$45,946$57,688-26%
310University of South Carolina - AikenSC$36,043$45,751$65,410-26%
311Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$33,861$45,751$56,069-26%
312South Carolina State UniversitySC$27,866$45,615$50,858-27%
313Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$29,179$45,525$59,558-27%
314Chicago State UniversityIL$39,793$45,505$64,718-27%
315University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$30,531$45,423$69,023-27%
316Savannah State UniversityGA$32,283$45,210$59,105-27%
317Francis Marion UniversitySC$29,321$45,171$56,754-27%
318Ferrum CollegeVA$28,969$44,711$60,696-28%
319Morris CollegeSC$49,035$43,722$52,920-30%
320Grambling State UniversityLA$28,622$41,544$52,636-33%
321Fayetteville State UniversityNC$36,646$41,444$52,636-33%
322Columbia CollegeSC$30,647$37,041$62,224-40%
323Fairfield UniversityCT$46,845
324Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$40,342
325Southern Virginia UniversityVA$27,078

Associate

national median $51,013 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$41,079$59,848+17%
2Austin Community CollegeTX$39,342$51,013$65,9860%
3Tyler Junior CollegeTX$27,044$46,207$56,406-9%
4South Texas CollegeTX$30,227$36,215-29%
5Northwest CollegeWY$48,487
6Sinclair Community CollegeOH$31,905
7Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK$28,969

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of CincinnatiOH$35,253$58,264$81,043

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $63,610 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$43,197$72,095+13%
2Ohio UniversityOH$36,737$63,610$91,2840%
3Purdue University Fort WayneIN$32,393$48,487$76,015-24%