Political Science and Government at Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 91 graduates a year

$50,627
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$75,419
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,293
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#62 of 565
Rank by pay
#58 of 565
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,062
Median federal debt

Texas Christian University graduates in political science and government earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Christian 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
…
59Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$75,687$68,920#128$42,114
60Providence College Providence, RI$75,637$74,495#71$43,911
61St Lawrence University Canton, NY$75,486$71,847#87$35,977
62Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$75,419$76,679#58$50,627
63Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$75,374$80,435#36$46,428
64Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$75,239$71,612#91$43,232
65University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$75,128$68,362#133$45,418

Other Majors at Texas Christian University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Systems Analysis$121,734$73,740#1 of 24
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$114,822—#9 of 126
Finance and Financial Management Services$111,304$78,453#24 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,765$71,984#22 of 1176
Real Estate$103,547$68,246#5 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$101,938$72,031#46 of 796
Marketing$97,148$68,497#10 of 516
Engineering$93,753$73,774#16 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,690$77,808#377 of 966
Economics$89,466$54,462#106 of 368
Computer and Information Sciences—$76,826—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,186$48,053#37 of 178
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education$70,026——
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$69,730—#20 of 215
Design and Applied Arts$68,313—#24 of 299
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$66,108$42,712#9 of 42
Social Work$65,536$33,819#13 of 420
Psychology$65,356$42,108#37 of 1027
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations—$65,028—
English Language and Literature$64,885—#28 of 576
Biology$63,572$19,218#227 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$63,531$32,123#106 of 660
Sociology$62,392—#57 of 462
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$61,636$38,678#28 of 158
Research and Experimental Psychology$61,190—#32 of 82
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,004$57,665#40 of 345
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$60,125$55,814#32 of 680
Journalism$58,738—#67 of 187
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,791$34,556#266 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$51,292$28,328#270 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Christian University political science and government graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,627 one year after graduating and $75,419 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Christian University rank for political science and government?

Among 565 colleges reporting earnings for political science and government graduates, Texas Christian University ranks #62 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is political science and government at Texas Christian University worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for political science and government ($63,293), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,062.

← All data for Texas Christian 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.