Bachelor's+14% vs national median2,542 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Texas A&M University
Ranked 24th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,269
middle 50%: $28,778 – $55,848
Median · 5 years out
$71,194
middle 50%: $53,240 – $95,538
Median · 10 years out
$97,430
middle 50%: $68,667 – $138,470
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 start with a $41k median salary. Earnings grow to $97k by the tenth year.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,386 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of the District of Columbia
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$72,068 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$71,812 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$71,633 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$71,124 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$70,611 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$69,765 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$69,761 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$69,618 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$69,325 · 5 yrs out
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