Bachelor's+8% vs national median1,023 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at University of Utah
Ranked 48th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,247
middle 50%: $29,548 – $57,299
Median · 5 years out
$67,055
middle 50%: $48,460 – $92,565
Median · 10 years out
$93,016
middle 50%: $63,258 – $145,212
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 bachelor's graduates earn $42k in their first year. Median earnings reach $93k 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,533 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Dallas
$67,903 · 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 Massachusetts at Boston
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$66,465 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$66,389 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Utah
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$215,146 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$193,646 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$156,000 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$145,916 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$137,942 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$137,740 · 5 yrs out
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$137,153 · 5 yrs out
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$133,057 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$130,690 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$125,231 · 5 yrs out
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$124,316 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$118,165 · 5 yrs out