Political Science and Government at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 82 graduates a year

$31,005
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,231
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,293
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#220 of 565
Rank by pay
#271 of 565
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,744
Median federal debt

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College graduates in political science and government earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 18% of one year’s pay at that point.

How CUNY Bernard M Baruch College 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
…
217Hampton University Hampton, VA$64,293$58,545#347$37,200
218University at Albany Albany, NY$64,270$61,172#269$33,251
219Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY$64,258$61,160#270$34,058
220CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY$64,231$61,135#271$31,005
221University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$64,056$68,179#139$35,937
222Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$63,977$71,831#88$33,484
223University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO$63,965$68,584#132$35,556

Other Majors at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,582$62,306#42 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$90,104$54,281#116 of 796
Information Science/Studies$85,870$51,864#70 of 148
Mathematics$85,820—#59 of 309
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,956$54,991#141 of 452
Business/Managerial Economics$84,280$57,909#32 of 84
Economics$83,354$51,728#150 of 368
International Business$78,019$52,290#38 of 115
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$76,565$41,897#12 of 27
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,619$45,758#269 of 1176
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$73,007$57,204#5 of 59
Business/Corporate Communications$69,215$47,880#7 of 25
Public Administration$69,033$37,792#14 of 47
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$68,471$21,170#31 of 476
History$64,570—#36 of 459
English Language and Literature$59,994—#57 of 576
Communication and Media Studies$59,756$36,367#174 of 660
Biology$59,419$37,834#358 of 841
Psychology$58,476$35,149#123 of 1027
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$57,689—#44 of 67
Journalism$54,425$22,839#94 of 187
Real Estate—$42,920—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Bernard M Baruch College political science and government graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,005 one year after graduating and $64,231 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Bernard M Baruch College rank for political science and government?

Among 565 colleges reporting earnings for political science and government graduates, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks #220 by median pay four years after graduation, and #271 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is political science and government at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for political science and government ($63,293), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,744.

← All data for CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · 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.