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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
81 Roanoke College VA $39,533 $62,818 $91,636 $61,286
82 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities MN $39,396 $62,701 $89,859 $66,632
83 Wofford College SC $36,638 $62,631 $99,192 $65,789
84 CUNY Lehman College NY $44,576 $62,421 $78,110 $47,289
85 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY $41,505 $62,378 $79,461 $47,256
86 SUNY College at Purchase NY $38,592 $62,349 $83,557 $47,234
87 Augsburg University MN $32,953 $62,322 $73,565 $66,230
88 Christopher Newport University VA $40,741 $62,236 $80,296 $60,718
89 Spelman College GA $42,214 $62,224 $68,756
90 Brigham Young University - Idaho ID $36,537 $62,105 $78,415 $61,429
91 Randolph - Macon College VA $37,592 $62,018 $76,958 $60,505
92 West Virginia University WV $34,225 $61,889 $83,915 $69,382
93 University of Iowa IA $37,851 $61,873 $86,572 $69,364
94 DePaul University IL $40,194 $61,870 $88,908 $67,397
95 University of Missouri - Columbia MO $37,490 $61,851 $87,290 $69,340
96 Bridgewater State University MA $39,310 $61,827 $81,941 $41,719
97 University of Alabama AL $36,926 $61,721 $83,173 $69,978
98 SUNY Old Westbury NY $43,926 $61,696 $88,977 $46,739
99 University of Lynchburg VA $40,342 $61,675 $78,843 $60,171
100 Central Connecticut State University CT $38,341 $61,630 $85,045 $53,452

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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.