Political Science and Government at Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 90 graduates a year

$36,794
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,971
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,293
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#282 of 565
Rank by pay
#207 of 565
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,850
Median federal debt

Kennesaw State University graduates in political science and government earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kennesaw State University Compares for Political Science and Government

All 565 colleges reporting political science and government earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$121,729$106,831#2—
2Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$106,153$97,778#5$72,618
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$102,789$112,286#1$46,843
4Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$100,245$95,412#11$61,077
5Colby College Waterville, ME$96,621$102,683#3$54,353
6Harvard University Cambridge, MA$95,838$84,395#27$61,543
7Cornell University Ithaca, NY$95,391$90,792#17$60,292
8Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA$95,190$86,679#20—
9University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$94,297$101,163#4$55,316
10Trinity College Hartford, CT$94,097$84,717#25$42,979
…
279CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY$62,150$59,154#329$35,828
280Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA$62,045$54,637#442$48,690
281CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$62,040$59,049#334$35,154
282Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$61,971$64,153#207$36,794
283Southwestern University Georgetown, TX$61,935$62,970#228$34,415
284University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$61,922$59,149#330$34,775
285San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$61,915$56,339#400$36,502

Other Majors at Kennesaw State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$103,054$77,455#107 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,935$74,181#156 of 258
Computer Science$96,481$68,763#193 of 349
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$95,958$60,691#29 of 99
Construction Management$93,910$71,422#27 of 57
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,329$71,064#12 of 46
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,729$64,728#6 of 34
Systems Engineering$89,696$62,015#9 of 11
Mechanical Engineering$88,860$67,158#219 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,935$80,560#426 of 966
Information Science/Studies$84,364$63,986#72 of 148
Computer and Information Sciences$83,249$60,736#244 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$83,083$64,339#28 of 61
Civil Engineering$83,012$65,259#148 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,002$54,428#187 of 452
Mathematics$79,833—#86 of 309
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$79,147$72,092#9 of 27
International Business$78,523$45,908#36 of 115
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$78,034$51,772#1 of 144
Accounting and Related Services$77,710$57,814#301 of 796
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,243—#22 of 27
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering—$72,645—
Marketing$72,089$47,158#157 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$71,736$51,932#59 of 84
Architecture$70,752$56,477#21 of 78
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,708$52,766#351 of 1176
Computer Programming$67,437$42,668#26 of 30
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,501$41,460#74 of 178
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering—$61,701—
Public Health$61,665$42,175#79 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Kennesaw State University political science and government graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,794 one year after graduating and $61,971 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Kennesaw State University rank for political science and government?

Among 565 colleges reporting earnings for political science and government graduates, Kennesaw State University ranks #282 by median pay four years after graduation, and #207 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is political science and government at Kennesaw State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for political science and government ($63,293), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,850.

← All data for Kennesaw State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.