Bachelor's+7% vs national median237 grads tracked
Political Science and Government at Hampden Sydney College
Ranked 50th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,844
middle 50%: $29,704 – $55,796
Median · 5 years out
$66,779
middle 50%: $44,849 – $88,421
Median · 10 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $63,927 – $145,000
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
Hampden Sydney College graduates in Political Science and Government see median first-year pay at $42k. Ten-year median salaries reach $97k.
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
≈ $7,581 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$66,850 · 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
Clemson University
$66,190 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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