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Bachelor's-7% vs national median229 grads tracked

Political Science and Government at Presbyterian College

Ranked 163rd of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,588
middle 50%: $25,466 – $44,012
Median · 5 years out
$57,619
middle 50%: $42,343 – $81,076
Median · 10 years out
$72,043
middle 50%: $53,647 – $106,080

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 Presbyterian College's bachelor's program in Political Science and Government earn a median $34,588 one year after graduating, rising to $72,043 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $62,236 for this field, ranking 163rd 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $9,098 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland State University
$57,834 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$57,746 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$57,739 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$57,703 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$57,639 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$57,503 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$57,491 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$57,377 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$57,365 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Presbyterian College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$140,814 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$140,814 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,586 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,897 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,284 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,240 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,756 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out

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