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Bachelor's+25% vs national median83 grads tracked

Political Science and Government at Bryant University

Ranked 6th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,694
middle 50%: $33,923 – $67,570
Median · 5 years out
$77,901
middle 50%: $62,075 – $98,678
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Bryant University's bachelor's program in Political Science and Government earn a median $51,694 one year after graduating, rising to $77,901 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 25% above the national median of $62,236 for this field, ranking 6th 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.

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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,261 total interest

Same major at other universities

Connecticut College
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$82,142 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$80,624 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$79,438 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$77,568 · 5 yrs out
Wabash College
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$77,115 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$76,587 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$75,928 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Bryant University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,575 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$101,234 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$101,234 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$99,674 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$98,653 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
$97,300 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$95,915 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$92,616 · 5 yrs out

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