Bachelor's+7% vs national median517 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 52nd of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,501
middle 50%: $28,179 – $59,567
Median · 5 years out
$66,465
middle 50%: $46,948 – $90,985
Median · 10 years out
$86,900
middle 50%: $62,750 – $120,566
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 earn a median of $42k during their first year. By year ten, they earn $87k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,648 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of Saint Benedict
$67,290 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$67,183 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$67,055 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$66,389 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$66,190 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College
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Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
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$100,222 · 5 yrs out
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$94,983 · 5 yrs out
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$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out