Bachelor's0% vs national median119 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 91st of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,592
middle 50%: $25,230 – $49,645
Median · 5 years out
$62,349
middle 50%: $43,722 – $84,610
Median · 10 years out
$83,557
middle 50%: $55,935 – $107,201
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
SUNY College at Purchase reports a $39k median salary for Political Science and Government majors in year one. Earnings rise to $84k after ten years.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,215 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY Cortland
$63,044 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$62,701 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$62,421 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$62,378 · 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
Weber State University
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$62,105 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY College at Purchase
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$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,270 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,968 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
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$57,619 · 5 yrs out
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$57,619 · 5 yrs out