Political Science and Government, General

CIP Code: 45.1001

A political science and government, general degree prepares graduates for careers in Political scientists, Managers, all other, Political science teachers, postsecondary and more. 1,174 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

43,359

                Colleges Offering
                1,174
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $98,646
            

                Top Career Salary
                $139,380
            

Political Science and Government, General Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $63,293 four years after graduating (middle half: $44,760–$85,406). Where you study it matters: across 400 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $56,792 to $121,729.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$121,729	$106,831	—	—	A+
2	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$106,153	$97,778	$72,618	$17,500	A+
3	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$102,789	$112,286	$46,843	$14,000	A+
4	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$100,245	$95,412	$61,077	$21,500	A+
5	Colby College Waterville, ME	$96,621	$102,683	$54,353	$27,000	A+
6	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$95,838	$84,395	$61,543	—	A+
7	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$95,391	$90,792	$60,292	$14,400	A+
8	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$95,190	$86,679	—	—	A+
9	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$94,297	$101,163	$55,316	$19,000	A+
10	Trinity College Hartford, CT	$94,097	$84,717	$42,979	$25,000	A+
11	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$94,028	$95,627	$53,012	$25,500	A+
12	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$94,001	$97,310	$46,629	$17,500	A+
13	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$93,518	$85,095	$57,111	$20,500	A+
14	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$93,033	$94,615	$65,473	$14,250	A+
15	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$90,778	$97,333	—	$18,500	A+
16	Yale University New Haven, CT	$90,764	$81,717	$57,466	$14,749	A+
17	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$90,302	$91,838	$53,632	$21,150	A+
18	Elon University Elon, NC	$89,685	$96,245	$38,836	$20,500	A+
19	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$89,253	$94,853	$60,626	$19,634	A+
20	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$88,576	$77,742	$63,317	—	A+
21	Duke University Durham, NC	$88,459	$94,929	$54,970	$14,016	A+
22	Williams College Williamstown, MA	$88,339	$77,792	$56,817	$10,750	A+
23	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$88,088	$77,571	$47,029	$27,000	A+
24	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$88,019	$83,776	$58,807	$12,500	A+
25	Lafayette College Easton, PA	$87,904	$89,399	$48,112	$13,640	A+
26	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$87,869	$86,331	$56,022	$18,500	A+
27	Rice University Houston, TX	$87,804	$89,271	$54,728	—	A+
28	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$86,537	$76,205	$46,764	$18,000	A+
29	Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC	$85,668	$91,934	$47,161	$22,500	A+
30	Brown University Providence, RI	$85,388	$84,098	$54,634	$14,481	A+
31	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$83,709	$75,365	$38,426	$27,000	A+
32	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$83,209	$78,863	$47,020	$10,646	A
33	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$83,188	$79,178	$56,064	$16,250	A+
34	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$83,179	$84,594	$46,549	$25,620	A+
35	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$82,263	$72,195	$62,476	$19,910	C+
36	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$81,843	$74,472	$37,003	$17,831	A+
37	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$81,575	$71,592	$44,572	$27,000	A
38	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	$81,056	$95,894	$56,763	$21,728	C+
39	New York University New York, NY	$80,957	$77,054	$50,783	$20,500	A+
40	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	$80,763	$74,391	$41,322	$27,000	A
41	Bates College Lewiston, ME	$80,714	$85,778	$41,055	$11,532	A+
42	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$79,778	$75,932	$35,381	$27,000	B+
43	George Washington University Washington, DC	$79,692	$69,831	$51,537	$21,723	A+
44	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$79,502	$69,664	$55,247	$15,384	A+
45	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$79,117	$84,878	$44,224	$27,000	A
46	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$78,579	$77,392	$41,112	$23,250	A+
47	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$78,310	$71,308	$45,875	$16,049	A+
48	Tufts University Medford, MA	$78,180	$68,846	$67,713	$17,850	A+
49	Barnard College New York, NY	$77,805	$74,054	$57,298	$18,250	A+
50	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$77,480	$81,694	$39,702	$17,965	A+
51	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$77,444	$79,541	$59,026	$18,297	A+
52	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$76,600	$81,531	$36,309	$25,362	B+
53	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$76,597	$77,900	$43,322	$26,749	A
54	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$76,451	$81,585	—	—	A+
55	Mercyhurst University Erie, PA	$76,154	$77,449	$34,711	$24,500	D
56	Stonehill College Easton, MA	$76,123	$67,034	$45,195	$25,000	A
57	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$75,988	$77,258	$43,281	$19,500	A+
58	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$75,954	$69,113	$42,306	$23,625	A
59	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$75,687	$68,920	$42,114	$23,500	A
60	Providence College Providence, RI	$75,637	$74,495	$43,911	$27,000	A+
61	St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$75,486	$71,847	$35,977	$27,000	B+
62	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$75,419	$76,679	$50,627	$22,062	A
63	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$75,374	$80,435	$46,428	$25,000	B
64	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$75,239	$71,612	$43,232	$26,091	A
65	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$75,128	$68,362	$45,418	$13,000	A+
66	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$75,090	$68,327	$38,063	$12,000	A+
67	Union College Schenectady, NY	$75,005	$71,389	$49,759	$25,389	A+
68	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$74,822	$76,095	$45,928	$19,000	A+
69	Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$74,623	$80,057	—	—	B+
70	Furman University Greenville, SC	$74,476	$82,582	$34,473	$27,000	A
71	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$74,437	$65,327	$42,688	$18,442	A+
72	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$74,419	$70,831	$41,809	$23,250	A+
73	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	$74,308	$70,726	$43,238	$21,199	A
74	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$74,303	$68,343	$26,915	$21,494	A
75	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$74,202	$67,519	$34,392	$15,000	A+
76	Connecticut College New London, CT	$74,190	$66,795	$46,588	$24,425	A
77	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$74,125	$67,498	$45,846	$20,449	B+
78	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	$74,061	$79,454	$32,834	$27,000	A
79	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$74,018	$65,181	$43,770	$23,333	A
80	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$74,008	$77,009	$38,225	$21,500	A+
81	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$73,917	$64,770	$44,617	$25,000	B+
82	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$73,833	$66,473	$26,440	$27,000	A
83	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$73,826	$67,177	$42,552	—	A+
84	American University Washington, DC	$73,604	$64,496	$48,034	$23,250	A
86	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	$73,539	$64,759	$52,516	$21,625	A+
85	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$73,539	$64,759	$52,516	$21,625	A+
87	Suffolk University Boston, MA	$73,484	$64,710	$44,845	$26,000	B
88	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$73,326	$66,770	$42,128	$19,286	B+
89	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$73,231	$71,949	$54,737	$16,834	A+
90	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$73,044	$69,523	$37,194	$19,500	A
91	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$72,830	$64,134	$50,214	$11,820	A+
92	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$72,682	$79,397	$31,831	$24,267	A
93	High Point University High Point, NC	$72,564	$77,871	—	—	B+
96	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$72,487	$66,673	$41,246	$13,290	B+
95	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$72,487	$66,673	$41,246	$13,290	A
94	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$72,487	$66,673	$41,246	$13,290	A
97	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$72,441	$65,917	$45,175	$25,700	A
98	St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$72,397	$63,537	—	$25,000	C
99	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	$72,384	$75,146	$30,454	$26,035	D
100	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$72,375	$65,857	$31,033	$20,500	A
101	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$72,263	$65,755	$40,056	$23,000	A
102	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$72,173	$65,720	$41,317	$19,500	A
103	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$72,062	$78,720	$35,537	$26,500	A
104	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$72,038	$73,263	—	$25,409	A
105	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$72,001	$77,267	$41,200	$14,569	A+
106	Norwich University Northfield, VT	$71,791	$73,735	$43,988	$25,818	B+
107	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$71,749	$70,493	—	—	B
108	Roanoke College Salem, VA	$71,604	$65,202	—	—	C
109	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$71,601	$76,815	$39,708	$19,500	A+
110	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$71,160	$82,373	$41,265	$19,500	A+
111	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	$71,139	$73,643	$32,340	$25,000	C+
112	Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA	$71,111	$64,753	$41,684	$27,000	C+
113	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	$71,022	$64,625	$40,460	$18,322	B
114	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$70,877	$73,372	$39,842	$17,625	A
115	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$70,727	$76,130	$34,337	$24,250	B
116	Utah State University Logan, UT	$70,711	$67,017	$38,317	$18,241	C
117	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$70,689	$75,436	$30,187	$23,250	B+
118	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$70,434	$74,968	$31,574	$15,000	A+
119	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$70,384	$64,045	$39,404	$15,033	A
120	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$70,243	$66,857	$36,480	$17,500	A
121	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$69,992	$75,089	$32,568	$17,646	A
122	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$69,942	$66,570	$48,679	$17,500	A
123	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	$69,816	$71,003	$38,894	$19,500	A+
124	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$69,651	$65,137	$39,954	$18,742	B+
125	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$69,515	$68,298	$35,172	$19,201	A+
126	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$69,375	$70,534	$41,817	$17,595	A
127	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	$69,366	$63,802	$41,518	$20,500	B
128	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$69,317	$60,838	$40,229	$25,500	B+
129	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$69,091	$65,760	$42,756	$23,550	A
130	Washington College Chestertown, MD	$69,018	$60,571	$36,741	$23,250	B
131	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$68,934	$70,086	$27,601	$23,953	A
139	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	C+
138	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	C+
137	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	A
136	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	B
135	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	C+
134	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	C+
133	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	C+
132	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA	$68,918	$70,090	$41,201	$25,000	B
140	Smith College Northampton, MA	$68,916	$60,688	$42,327	$19,000	B
141	Chapman University Orange, CA	$68,856	$62,654	$35,124	$20,500	B+
142	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	$68,831	$62,632	—	—	B+
143	Ripon College Ripon, WI	$68,800	$71,590	—	—	C+
145	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-sydney, VA	$68,731	$62,586	$37,123	$27,000	B
144	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$68,731	$73,346	—	$24,687	A+
146	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$68,661	$76,134	$34,277	$26,825	A
147	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$68,518	$72,073	$36,662	$17,500	A
148	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$68,510	$65,207	$37,921	$21,000	A
149	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	$68,504	$75,960	$44,992	$20,250	A
150	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$68,490	$64,912	$45,112	$18,062	B+
151	University of Richmond University Of Richmond, VA	$68,339	$62,229	$43,253	$23,000	A
152	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	$68,226	$67,032	$36,521	$23,250	F
153	Clark University Worcester, MA	$68,174	$60,034	$33,625	$25,875	C+
154	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$68,059	$72,440	$34,745	$17,537	A
155	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$67,873	$63,475	$36,324	$18,500	C+
156	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$67,759	$61,656	$36,208	$13,687	A
157	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$67,713	$61,614	$33,345	$15,000	A+
158	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$67,287	$72,146	$30,502	$22,386	A
159	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$67,264	$61,868	$41,130	$21,150	B
160	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$67,257	$70,746	—	$20,500	A
161	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$67,032	$70,677	$39,514	$21,500	A
162	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$67,007	$77,566	$30,771	$19,500	A
163	Drew University Madison, NJ	$66,965	$58,774	$35,171	$27,000	C+
164	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	$66,952	$58,667	$49,935	$25,637	C
165	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	$66,799	$71,623	—	$17,750	D
166	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$66,756	$67,891	—	—	A+
167	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$66,670	$63,456	$27,814	$18,500	B+
168	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$66,572	$63,363	$32,295	$21,825	C+
169	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$66,540	$67,672	$25,058	$26,909	A
170	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	$66,535	$68,932	—	—	B+
172	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$66,527	$68,358	$42,481	$19,500	B+
171	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$66,527	$68,358	$42,481	$19,500	B+
173	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$66,444	$67,574	$28,840	$23,250	A
174	Pace University New York, NY	$66,408	$63,207	$41,332	$26,000	B+
175	Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL	$66,391	$75,360	$16,884	—	C+
176	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	$66,378	$68,715	$39,050	$26,250	B+
177	Boston University Boston, MA	$66,373	$58,448	$45,021	$23,250	A+
178	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$66,305	$60,377	—	—	D
179	University of Denver Denver, CO	$66,288	$61,992	$38,059	$21,500	B+
182	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$66,231	$67,358	$35,390	$23,415	A
181	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$66,231	$67,358	$35,390	$23,415	B+
180	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$66,231	$67,358	$35,390	$23,415	B
183	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$66,224	$65,827	$31,972	$23,250	A
184	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$66,148	$68,830	$42,063	$20,500	A+
185	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$65,972	$70,402	$35,977	$20,000	A
186	University of Mississippi University, MS	$65,925	$79,988	$33,373	$25,021	B
187	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$65,923	$69,343	$39,133	$21,500	A
188	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$65,890	$59,956	$31,882	$16,703	B+
189	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	$65,879	$59,312	$17,262	$20,750	B+
190	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$65,869	$66,969	$34,429	$19,711	A
191	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	$65,836	$69,966	$28,589	$15,594	C
192	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$65,783	$61,520	$37,458	$20,000	D
193	Howard University Washington, DC	$65,733	$57,599	$31,897	$24,375	C+
194	Biola University La Mirada, CA	$65,558	$59,653	—	$24,344	C
195	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	$65,513	$69,730	—	—	C
196	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$65,487	$62,554	$40,208	$18,500	A
197	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$65,464	$72,589	$33,157	$21,500	A
198	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$65,241	$59,408	$43,508	$22,750	C+
199	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$65,213	$62,069	$34,863	$10,457	B
200	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	$65,009	$59,154	$43,547	$15,000	B
201	Marymount University Arlington, VA	$64,917	$59,113	$41,186	—	B
202	Radford University Radford, VA	$64,901	$59,098	$27,136	$22,375	D
203	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$64,824	$58,986	$38,060	$17,364	B
204	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$64,822	$71,878	$28,041	$20,500	A+
205	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$64,820	$68,993	$34,965	$17,900	B+
206	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	$64,777	$61,876	$35,104	$27,000	B+
208	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH	$64,762	$59,652	$38,435	$25,000	B
207	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$64,762	$59,652	$38,435	$25,000	B
209	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$64,760	$69,109	$38,727	$26,784	B+
210	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$64,756	$56,831	$33,549	$19,500	B
211	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$64,747	$69,422	$37,722	$21,125	A
212	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	$64,605	$58,786	$27,624	$25,000	C+
213	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$64,525	$56,633	$26,042	$19,000	C
214	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$64,438	$56,556	$30,366	$27,000	B
215	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	$64,361	$59,198	$39,220	$14,385	C+
216	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$64,353	$58,557	$37,091	$26,000	B+
217	Hampton University Hampton, VA	$64,293	$58,545	$37,200	$26,000	C
218	University at Albany Albany, NY	$64,270	$61,172	$33,251	$19,500	B+
219	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$64,258	$61,160	$34,058	$26,325	B
220	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$64,231	$61,135	$31,005	$11,744	A
221	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$64,056	$68,179	$35,937	$17,750	B+
222	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	$63,977	$71,831	$33,484	$19,500	B+
223	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	$63,965	$68,584	$35,556	$20,719	C
228	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$63,902	$57,532	$37,009	$20,464	B+
227	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$63,902	$57,532	$37,009	$20,464	B+
226	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$63,902	$57,532	$37,009	$20,464	B+
225	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$63,902	$57,532	$37,009	$20,464	B+
224	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$63,902	$57,532	$37,009	$20,464	A
229	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$63,853	$56,043	$36,050	$21,003	B
230	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$63,814	$56,009	$28,138	$23,750	B
231	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$63,811	$66,246	$32,289	$24,519	B
232	Simpson College Indianola, IA	$63,790	$67,099	—	—	B
233	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	$63,770	$60,914	$20,939	$27,000	A
236	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$63,765	$55,966	$39,723	$21,500	B+
235	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$63,765	$55,966	$39,723	$21,500	A
234	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$63,765	$55,966	$39,723	$21,500	B+
237	Amherst College Amherst, MA	$63,754	$56,142	$61,125	—	A
238	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$63,728	$60,656	$32,504	$23,250	B+
239	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	$63,654	$69,535	$39,490	$21,250	C+
240	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$63,584	$55,992	$35,330	$18,173	C+
241	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	$63,538	$59,420	$37,295	$16,875	D
242	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	$63,504	$64,565	$34,570	$22,706	B
243	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$63,466	$65,595	$36,364	$21,500	B
244	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	$63,458	$64,537	$40,730	$27,000	C
245	Seattle University Seattle, WA	$63,443	$58,354	$41,474	$19,500	A
246	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$63,437	$62,326	$37,007	$23,000	A
247	Willamette University Salem, OR	$63,407	$63,781	$35,162	$20,915	B
248	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	$63,405	$62,447	$37,327	$27,000	B+
250	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$63,354	$63,727	$39,157	$22,286	B
249	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$63,354	$63,727	$39,157	$22,286	B+
251	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$63,347	$67,601	$41,710	$26,000	B+
252	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$63,318	$57,615	$31,976	$16,000	A
253	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$63,279	$64,993	$31,594	$21,000	B+
254	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	$63,258	$64,334	$39,484	$27,000	B+
255	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$63,184	$60,138	$29,577	$12,973	C+
256	Auburn University Auburn, AL	$63,178	$71,712	$32,228	$20,500	A
257	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	$63,131	$55,593	$34,499	$21,500	C+
258	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	$63,107	$57,423	$21,881	$22,000	B
259	Siena College Loudonville, NY	$63,075	$60,034	$29,374	$27,000	A
260	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	$63,073	$64,146	—	$27,000	B+
261	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$62,972	$57,921	$32,288	$26,775	B
262	Hope College Holland, MI	$62,936	$66,359	$32,389	$24,499	B+
263	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$62,918	$55,406	$36,718	$21,500	C+
264	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$62,824	$67,419	$38,321	$20,500	A
265	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	$62,815	$57,158	$29,153	$17,132	B
266	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	$62,651	$57,008	$45,296	$25,000	A
267	Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA	$62,605	$64,809	—	—	B
268	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	$62,576	$67,095	—	—	F
269	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$62,408	$62,776	$36,022	$19,500	B
270	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$62,398	$59,390	$31,797	$22,027	B
271	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	$62,387	$57,465	$41,530	$21,208	C
272	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	$62,372	$63,414	—	—	C+
273	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$62,301	$56,690	$33,040	$25,344	A+
274	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$62,298	$56,687	$21,674	$11,749	C+
275	Haverford College Haverford, PA	$62,242	$63,301	—	—	A+
276	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	$62,218	$59,431	$38,463	$27,000	B+
277	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$62,216	$66,221	$33,867	$16,500	A+
278	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$62,182	$56,622	$34,080	$20,000	C
279	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$62,150	$59,154	$35,828	$11,645	C
280	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$62,045	$54,637	$48,690	$21,000	C+
281	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$62,040	$59,049	$35,154	$13,391	B
282	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$61,971	$64,153	$36,794	$23,850	C+
283	Southwestern University Georgetown, TX	$61,935	$62,970	$34,415	$23,149	B
284	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$61,922	$59,149	$34,775	$22,250	A
285	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$61,915	$56,339	$36,502	$16,200	B
286	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$61,839	$64,199	$33,700	$20,125	B+
287	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$61,770	$60,689	$34,317	$27,000	B
288	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$61,712	$56,154	$28,119	$15,000	B+
289	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$61,617	$69,941	$32,699	$23,250	B+
290	Hartwick College Oneonta, NY	$61,608	$58,638	$36,606	$24,335	C+
291	Baylor University Waco, TX	$61,578	$62,607	$32,981	$25,000	A
292	University of Houston Houston, TX	$61,533	$62,561	$36,413	$17,355	B+
293	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	$61,519	$60,442	$28,721	$20,326	D
294	University of Dallas Irving, TX	$61,484	$62,511	$41,639	$21,500	B
295	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$61,466	$64,809	$30,345	$22,250	C+
296	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	$61,464	$58,253	$36,857	$21,961	B+
297	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	$61,362	$66,050	$31,973	$26,000	C+
298	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$61,293	$55,773	$41,893	$20,000	B
299	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	$61,009	$63,157	$34,321	$19,500	B
301	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$60,984	$53,525	$26,704	$23,500	C+
300	Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ	$60,984	$53,525	$26,704	$23,500	D
302	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$60,881	$55,438	$35,687	$23,000	C+
303	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$60,726	$53,476	$43,545	$20,369	B+
304	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$60,678	$54,630	$25,270	$16,000	C
305	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	$60,639	$56,709	$39,920	$21,000	F
306	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$60,586	$64,961	$39,813	$21,500	B
307	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$60,559	$59,644	$31,649	$19,567	B+
308	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	$60,545	$59,485	$25,912	—	F
309	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$60,500	$57,583	$34,610	$14,250	D
310	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$60,441	$71,225	$33,745	$23,574	B+
311	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$60,419	$64,838	$35,627	$23,250	B
312	Towson University Towson, MD	$60,313	$52,932	$42,648	$17,375	C+
313	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$60,296	$57,389	$29,143	$22,000	C+
314	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$60,278	$54,849	$36,189	$15,850	C+
315	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$60,243	$54,817	$36,061	$19,750	B+
316	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$60,241	$61,266	$30,834	$27,000	B+
317	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$60,089	$52,735	$33,397	$21,500	C+
318	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$60,073	$65,623	$29,728	$20,500	B+
319	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$60,025	$52,858	$36,577	$21,000	D
320	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$60,020	$58,969	$38,363	$18,597	B+
321	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$60,016	$64,350	$36,050	$20,687	C+
323	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	$59,997	$57,310	—	$21,840	C
322	Mercer University Macon, GA	$59,997	$62,109	—	$22,000	B
324	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	$59,993	$62,105	$37,227	$22,026	D
325	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$59,939	$54,580	$31,700	$21,500	D
326	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$59,909	$69,349	$26,281	$27,000	B
327	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$59,848	$60,866	$36,011	$23,881	B+
328	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$59,834	$60,852	$37,507	$19,000	A
329	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$59,787	$54,402	$32,168	$14,236	B
330	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$59,571	$58,528	$34,519	$20,500	B
331	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	$59,558	$54,194	$25,837	$11,093	D
332	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	$59,542	$60,537	—	—	C
333	CUNY City College New York, NY	$59,540	$56,670	$29,823	$12,500	B
334	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$59,466	$60,459	$35,114	$21,500	B+
335	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	$59,261	$60,251	$38,095	$20,646	C
336	Portland State University Portland, OR	$59,185	$59,534	$35,173	$19,083	C+
337	Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$59,151	$56,299	$18,148	$26,062	B+
338	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	$59,122	$56,272	—	$26,327	B+
339	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	$59,060	$63,360	$33,352	$25,591	D
340	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$59,020	$56,175	$43,059	$12,500	C
341	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$58,955	$65,372	$35,398	$24,000	B
342	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$58,953	$63,246	$39,755	$25,410	C+
343	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$58,949	$61,024	$30,407	$23,750	C
344	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$58,936	$51,899	$42,476	$20,814	D
350	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$58,907	$62,863	$38,753	$22,500	B
349	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$58,907	$62,863	$38,753	$22,500	C+
348	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$58,907	$62,863	$38,753	$22,500	C
347	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$58,907	$62,863	$38,753	$22,500	B
346	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$58,907	$62,863	$38,753	$22,500	B
345	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$58,907	$62,863	$38,753	$22,500	C
351	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$58,863	$62,816	$37,360	$20,359	B
352	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$58,855	$61,085	$27,886	$19,500	C+
353	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$58,854	$55,040	$40,272	$17,500	C+
354	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	$58,754	$62,536	$40,505	$23,948	B
355	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	$58,718	$62,498	$37,841	$14,575	B
356	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$58,641	$61,830	$32,266	$22,551	B
357	Augusta University Augusta, GA	$58,583	$60,645	—	$12,857	D
358	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$58,571	$60,183	$35,220	$19,500	C+
359	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$58,555	$55,933	$39,439	$23,118	B+
360	Assumption University Worcester, MA	$58,537	$51,548	$38,496	$27,000	B+
361	Aurora University Aurora, IL	$58,503	$57,479	—	—	C+
362	Salem State University Salem, MA	$58,499	$51,514	—	—	D
363	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$58,432	$60,489	$29,275	$22,125	D
364	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$58,372	$59,365	$40,449	—	A+
365	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$58,364	$51,396	$38,004	$26,000	B
366	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$58,347	$59,339	$38,567	$25,250	C
367	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	$58,306	$53,055	$34,799	$15,520	C+
368	University of Maine Orono, ME	$58,303	$61,961	$38,235	$24,750	C
369	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$58,292	$55,482	$27,495	$18,014	B+
370	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$58,258	$62,519	$31,124	$20,625	B
371	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$58,256	$55,647	$38,942	$19,500	B
372	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$58,254	$62,166	$37,329	$23,760	C
373	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	$58,236	$57,216	—	$21,196	C+
374	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$58,163	$57,145	$37,531	$22,449	B+
375	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$58,041	$55,243	$35,158	$19,700	F
376	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	$58,014	$62,203	$37,944	$19,160	C
377	Florida International University Miami, FL	$57,996	$61,729	$26,983	$14,823	B+
378	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$57,869	$55,277	$30,953	$24,250	B+
379	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$57,866	$55,076	$24,036	$23,131	C
380	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$57,852	$58,819	$34,195	$16,069	C+
381	Bradley University Peoria, IL	$57,832	$56,820	$31,902	$27,000	B+
382	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	$57,770	$50,700	$41,332	$23,250	D
383	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$57,752	$60,748	$30,715	$22,250	B+
384	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	$57,724	$58,706	$35,152	—	D
385	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	$57,643	$61,514	$28,148	$22,798	F
386	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$57,527	$52,346	$32,014	$14,000	C
387	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$57,514	$65,123	$34,745	$20,500	B+
388	John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$57,377	$61,230	$28,507	$21,500	B+
389	Troy University Troy, AL	$57,341	$65,087	$46,279	$25,125	D
390	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$57,321	$54,558	—	—	C
391	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$57,273	$61,462	$32,780	$21,500	B
392	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$57,256	$59,578	$35,281	$20,490	B+
393	Ashland University Ashland, OH	$57,165	$61,004	$44,455	$26,048	C+
394	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC	$57,154	$63,375	$34,712	$27,000	B+
395	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	$57,128	$60,805	—	$23,250	B
396	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	$57,008	$59,015	—	—	F
398	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$56,969	$67,398	$30,286	$21,431	B+
397	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	$56,969	$67,398	$30,286	$21,431	B
399	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT	$56,954	$58,496	$34,307	$26,434	B+
400	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	$56,792	$57,758	—	$27,000	B+

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Political Science and Government, General Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Political scientists

$139,380 -3.1% growth

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Managers, all other

$136,550 +4.5% growth

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Political science teachers, postsecondary

$94,680 +2.0% growth

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Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

$64,580 -1.6% growth

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Social science research assistants

$58,040 +4.4% growth

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$98,646

Average Salary Across Careers

$139,380

Highest Paying Career

Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Political Science and Government, General

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in political science and government, general.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	744	A+
2	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	295	A+
3	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	438	A
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	428	A
5	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	403	A
6	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	340	A
7	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	337	A
8	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	323	A
9	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	301	A
10	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	291	A
11	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	288	A
12	New York University	New York, NY	268	A
13	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	250	A
14	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	192	A
15	Yale University	New Haven, CT	169	A
16	William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA	168	A
17	Boston University	Boston, MA	152	A
18	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	149	A
19	Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	138	A
20	Duke University	Durham, NC	133	A
21	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	131	A
22	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	129	A
23	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	127	A
24	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	125	A
25	University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	123	A
26	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	114	A
27	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	112	A
28	Stanford University	Stanford, CA	108	A
29	United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	101	A
30	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	95	A

Largest Political Science and Government, General Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most political science and government, general graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	744	A+
2	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	536	B+
3	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	438	A
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	428	A
5	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	414	B+
6	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	403	A
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Tempe, AZ	372	B
8	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	370	B+
9	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	340	A
10	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	337	A
11	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	325	B+
12	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	323	A
13	Florida International University	Miami, FL	323	B+
14	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA	310	B+
15	George Washington University	Washington, DC	310	B
16	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	301	A
17	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	299	B+
18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	295	A+
19	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	291	A
20	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	288	A
21	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	286	B+
22	American University	Washington, DC	277	B
23	New York University	New York, NY	268	A
24	Georgetown University	Washington, DC	263	B+
25	University of California-Davis	Davis, CA	255	B+
26	Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station, TX	255	B+
27	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	250	A
28	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	241	B
29	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	232	B
30	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	231	B+

43,359

Degrees Awarded Annually

1,174

Colleges Offering Program

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About Political Science and Government, General

Political Science and Government, General is a degree program offered at 1,174 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 43,359 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as political scientists, managers, all other, political science teachers, postsecondary, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, social science research assistants.

Program Classification

CIP Code 45.1001

Field (2-digit CIP) 45

Category (4-digit CIP) 45.10

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Political Science and Government, General degree?

A Political Science and Government, General degree can lead to careers as a political scientists, managers, all other, political science teachers, postsecondary, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, social science research assistants, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $139,380 annually.

How many colleges offer Political Science and Government, General?

1,174 colleges and universities in the United States offer Political Science and Government, General as a degree program. Each year, approximately 43,359 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Political Science and Government, General?

The best colleges for Political Science and Government, General based on Repit's ratings include University of California-Los Angeles, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of California-Berkeley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Florida. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Political Science and Government, General degree?

Graduates with a Political Science and Government, General degree can expect average salaries around $98,646 in related careers, with top earners making up to $139,380. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

Political Science and Government, General

Political Science and Government, General Salary by College

What Can You Do With a Political Science and Government, General Degree?

Political scientists

Managers, all other

Political science teachers, postsecondary

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Social science research assistants

Best Colleges for Political Science and Government, General

Largest Political Science and Government, General Programs

About Political Science and Government, General

Program Classification

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