Bachelor's+4% vs national median148 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Elmhurst University
Ranked 67th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,412
middle 50%: $27,078 – $45,751
Median · 5 years out
$64,854
middle 50%: $43,722 – $84,822
Median · 10 years out
$81,671
middle 50%: $61,827 – $120,903
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 majors see a first-year median of $36k. Salaries climb significantly to $65k at year five and $82k by year ten.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,265 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Hartford
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$65,420 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$65,377 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$65,289 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$65,048 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$64,689 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$64,632 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$64,204 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$64,146 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Elmhurst University
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$118,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$113,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$91,818 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,251 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$88,942 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,633 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$82,708 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$79,471 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$78,961 · 5 yrs out