Bachelor's+15% vs national median870 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 20th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,470
middle 50%: $29,340 – $59,688
Median · 5 years out
$71,812
middle 50%: $50,809 – $90,834
Median · 10 years out
$94,009
middle 50%: $68,978 – $131,097
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 at CUNY Queens College earn $42k in their first year. By year ten, median earnings reach $94k.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,253 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$74,662 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$74,382 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$73,964 · 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
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$71,633 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$71,194 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$71,124 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$70,611 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Queens College
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$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out