Bachelor's+22% vs national median327 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Providence College
Ranked 12th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,242
middle 50%: $30,655 – $59,182
Median · 5 years out
$75,928
middle 50%: $60,238 – $99,943
Median · 10 years out
$112,807
middle 50%: $80,729 – $161,007
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 at Providence College earn a median $46,242 in year 1. Median salaries rise to $112,807 by year 10.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,739 total interest
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$77,901 · 5 yrs out
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$77,568 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$77,115 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$76,587 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$74,690 · 5 yrs out
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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
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$108,867 · 5 yrs out
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