Bachelor's+19% vs national median945 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Binghamton University
Ranked 16th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,102
middle 50%: $27,287 – $55,231
Median · 5 years out
$73,964
middle 50%: $53,474 – $99,344
Median · 10 years out
$100,675
middle 50%: $72,853 – $140,018
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 graduates from Binghamton University earn $40k in year one. Salaries climb to $74k by year five and $101k 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
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,340 total interest
Same major at other universities
Carleton College
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$76,587 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$75,928 · 5 yrs out
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
George Mason University
$73,961 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$72,068 · 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
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