Bachelor's-14% vs national median218 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at SUNY at Fredonia
Ranked 241st of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,171
middle 50%: $23,910 – $40,769
Median · 5 years out
$53,536
middle 50%: $38,457 – $69,262
Median · 10 years out
$73,347
middle 50%: $49,855 – $103,397
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 and Government graduates from SUNY at Fredonia earn a median of $31,171 in year one. Earnings reach $73,347 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,923 total interest
Same major at other universities
St. Catherine University
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$53,990 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$53,631 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$53,597 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$53,505 · 5 yrs out
Western Colorado University
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$53,306 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY at Fredonia
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$84,083 · 5 yrs out
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$79,931 · 5 yrs out
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$75,158 · 5 yrs out
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$68,731 · 5 yrs out
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$67,746 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$64,907 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$62,581 · 5 yrs out
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$61,437 · 5 yrs out