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Bachelor's+9% vs national median1,324 grads tracked

Political Science and Government at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 39th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,094
middle 50%: $30,087 – $61,461
Median · 5 years out
$68,087
middle 50%: $47,534 – $90,167
Median · 10 years out
$88,783
middle 50%: $63,964 – $122,710

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

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in Political Science and Government earn a median $43,094 one year after graduating, rising to $88,783 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $62,236 for this field, ranking 39th of 322 reporting programs.

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.

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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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,404 total interest

Same major at other universities

Miami University
$68,971 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$68,511 · 5 yrs out
Clark Atlanta University
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$68,212 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,091 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$68,013 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$67,903 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$67,311 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Hunter College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$111,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,101 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$103,243 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,890 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$89,536 · 5 yrs out

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