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Best Colleges for Political Science and Government

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 305 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
241 Minnesota State University Moorhead MN $36,533 $52,435 $74,110 $55,723
242 University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA $30,719 $52,369 $73,075 $56,738
243 Louisiana Tech University LA $28,141 $52,311 $72,928 $56,675
244 Purdue University Northwest IN $34,968 $52,209 $65,410 $57,753
245 Columbus State University GA $31,171 $52,116 $66,514 $57,587
246 University of West Georgia GA $34,081 $51,957 $70,557 $57,411
247 University of New Orleans (The) LA $33,718 $51,893 $67,570 $56,222
248 Valdosta State University GA $34,107 $51,748 $67,702 $57,180
249 Clayton State University GA $37,897 $51,600 $60,342 $57,017
250 Lander University SC $32,013 $51,525 $58,659 $54,123
251 Northern State University SD $28,703 $51,480 $56,877 $54,883
252 Indiana State University IN $31,359 $51,223 $70,012 $56,663
253 University of Missouri - Saint Louis MO $35,626 $51,223 $72,814 $57,425
254 Nicholls State University LA $31,578 $51,137 $61,198 $55,403
255 Austin Community College TX $39,342 $51,013 $65,986 $55,389
256 Coastal Carolina University SC $31,986 $50,982 $61,867 $53,553
257 University of Alabama at Birmingham AL $35,091 $50,975 $65,986 $57,795
258 University of Southern Maine ME $34,722 $50,872 $65,011 $44,703
259 Western Carolina University NC $29,759 $50,820 $60,793 $51,963
260 Indiana University Southeast IN $38,026 $50,802 $66,850 $56,197

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.