Bachelor's-18% vs national median454 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Coastal Carolina University
Ranked 273rd of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,986
middle 50%: $23,559 – $40,636
Median · 5 years out
$50,982
middle 50%: $36,252 – $66,805
Median · 10 years out
$61,867
middle 50%: $44,496 – $88,005
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 Coastal Carolina University begin with a median salary of $32k. Earnings grow to $62k 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,253 total interest
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$51,525 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$51,480 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$51,137 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$50,975 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$50,872 · 5 yrs out
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$50,820 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$50,802 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Central State University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
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