Bachelor's+11% vs national median262 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Utah Valley University
Ranked 30th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,827
middle 50%: $26,977 – $49,801
Median · 5 years out
$69,325
middle 50%: $50,103 – $91,723
Median · 10 years out
$91,284
middle 50%: $64,204 – $130,533
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 median salary of $37k. Earnings reach $69k at year 5 and $91k at year 10.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,906 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas A&M University
$71,194 · 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
Furman University
$69,206 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$68,987 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$68,971 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$68,511 · 5 yrs out
Clark Atlanta University
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
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$120,580 · 5 yrs out
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$111,405 · 5 yrs out
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$109,817 · 5 yrs out
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$109,603 · 5 yrs out
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$106,212 · 5 yrs out
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$100,279 · 5 yrs out
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$97,664 · 5 yrs out
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$95,590 · 5 yrs out
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$95,590 · 5 yrs out
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$93,733 · 5 yrs out