Bachelor's0% vs national median346 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at CUNY Lehman College
Ranked 89th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,576
middle 50%: $30,804 – $60,961
Median · 5 years out
$62,421
middle 50%: $46,924 – $87,170
Median · 10 years out
$78,110
middle 50%: $58,065 – $108,447
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
CUNY Lehman College political science graduates earn a median of $45k in their first year. The median salary reaches $78k by the tenth year.
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,625 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$63,105 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$63,044 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$62,701 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$62,378 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$62,236 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
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