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Bachelor's+9% vs national median492 grads tracked

Political Science and Government at University of Texas at Dallas

Ranked 42nd of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,267
middle 50%: $29,329 – $60,590
Median · 5 years out
$67,903
middle 50%: $48,358 – $93,508
Median · 10 years out
$82,954
middle 50%: $61,062 – $120,553

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 University of Texas at Dallas's bachelor's program in Political Science and Government earn a median $44,267 one year after graduating, rising to $82,954 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $62,236 for this field, ranking 42nd 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,316 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Houston - Clear Lake
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$68,212 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,091 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$68,087 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$68,013 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$67,311 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$67,290 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$67,183 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$67,055 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas at Dallas

Engineering (Doctorate)
$175,253 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$165,855 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$151,459 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$135,567 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$133,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$115,698 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$114,273 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,543 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out

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