Political Science and Government at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

$29,186
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,548
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,293
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#426 of 565
Rank by pay
#399 of 565
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates in political science and government earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 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
…
423Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN$55,676$53,182#471$37,807
424Clayton State University Morrow, GA$55,643$57,602#365$28,784
425North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$55,572$59,637#314$42,310
426Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA$55,548$56,493#399$29,186
427Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$55,544$54,572#445$26,635
428University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$55,483$57,585#367$33,403
429Boise State University Boise, ID$55,478$58,993#337$32,650

Other Majors at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,557$79,156#493 of 966
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$84,783$67,072#8 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$78,096$59,430#317 of 459
Information Science/Studies$71,672$49,369#106 of 148
Economics$69,371—#280 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$63,186$46,359#653 of 796
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$63,001$27,347#59 of 156
Finance and Financial Management Services$62,805$49,248#422 of 452
Geography and Cartography$62,659—#39 of 117
Marketing$61,322$44,207#374 of 516
Public Health$60,530$42,605#85 of 215
Homeland Security$60,458$31,685#28 of 33
Criminology$58,115$36,276#41 of 113
Mathematics$57,744$47,277#267 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,810$40,819#912 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,402$41,094#101 of 138
Biology$55,033$33,206#530 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$53,516$39,290#209 of 253
Communication and Media Studies$52,762$35,840#367 of 660
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$52,743$41,797#44 of 85
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,048$35,411#415 of 610
English Language and Literature$50,034$34,205#254 of 576
Special Education and Teaching$48,796$43,480#119 of 177
History$48,589$34,682#282 of 459
Psychology$47,654$32,780#670 of 1027
Social Work$46,974$32,316#343 of 420
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$46,176$31,955#50 of 63
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,605$37,966#461 of 680
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$44,304$32,065#44 of 55
Dance$40,797$19,681#30 of 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania political science and government graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,186 one year after graduating and $55,548 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania rank for political science and government?

Among 565 colleges reporting earnings for political science and government graduates, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranks #426 by median pay four years after graduation, and #399 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is political science and government at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for political science and government ($63,293), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · 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.