Bachelor's+16% vs national median1,293 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at University of Connecticut
Ranked 19th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,713
middle 50%: $28,418 – $55,311
Median · 5 years out
$72,068
middle 50%: $52,347 – $95,603
Median · 10 years out
$103,666
middle 50%: $74,196 – $149,139
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Political Science and Government (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Political Science and Government graduates from the University of Connecticut earn a median of $40,713 in year one. Earnings reach $103,666 by year 10.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,382 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of William & Mary
$74,690 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$74,662 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$74,382 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$73,964 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$73,961 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$71,812 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$71,633 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$71,194 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$71,124 · 5 yrs out
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$186,019 · 5 yrs out
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$155,163 · 5 yrs out
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$150,773 · 5 yrs out
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$146,722 · 5 yrs out
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$129,123 · 5 yrs out
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$125,136 · 5 yrs out
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$124,373 · 5 yrs out
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