Bachelor's-10% vs national median197 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Ranked 194th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,019
middle 50%: $23,944 – $50,453
Median · 5 years out
$55,935
middle 50%: $40,983 – $72,189
Median · 10 years out
$63,105
middle 50%: $45,413 – $85,062
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 from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi earn a $36k median salary initially. The bachelor's degree reaches $63k in median earnings by year ten.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,152 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$56,041 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$56,024 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$56,007 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$55,978 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$55,968 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$55,868 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$55,868 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$55,801 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$55,789 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$55,735 · 5 yrs out
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