Bachelor's Political Science and Government Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Political Science and Government Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Political Science and Government programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 532 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$72,6185%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 2Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$67,71311%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 3University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$65,4735%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$63,3175%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 5University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$62,476——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 6Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$61,5434%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 7Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$61,1259%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 8Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$61,0774%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 9Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$60,6267%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 10Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$60,2929%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 11Stanford UniversityStanford, California$59,2974%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 12Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont$59,02611%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 13Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$58,80714%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 14Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$57,4664%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 15Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$57,2989%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 16Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$57,11148%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 17Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$56,8178%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 18American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$56,763——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 19Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$56,06414%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 20University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$56,0224%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 21University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$55,31611%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 22Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$55,24713%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 23The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$55,196——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 24Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$54,9706%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 25Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$54,7378%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 26Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$54,7288%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 27Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$54,6345%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 28Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$54,3537%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 29Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$53,63226%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 30Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$53,01229%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 31Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$52,5165%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 32Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$52,516———$93k—1,8022 mi 33Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$52,16063%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 34George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$51,53747%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 35New York UniversityNew York, New York$50,7839%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 36Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$50,62744%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 37Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$50,21414%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 38University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia$49,935——$11k$44k33%3,3513 mi 39Union CollegeSchenectady, New York$49,75944%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 40Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts$48,69036%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 41Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$48,67919%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 42Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$48,11231%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 43American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$48,03462%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 44Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$47,16122%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 45College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$47,02918%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 46Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$47,02068%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 47Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$46,8436%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 48Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$46,76416%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 49Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota$46,64668%1195$24k$59k73%1,965317 mi 50Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$46,62911%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 51Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut$46,58837%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 52Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$46,54927%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 53Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$46,50899%—$29k$45k65%50,012105 mi 54Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$46,42875%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 55Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama$46,27996%1088$17k$42k50%9,80591 mi 56Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania$46,26681%1232$29k$62k82%2,16395 mi 57Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania$45,92828%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 58University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$45,87517%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 59George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$45,84687%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 60University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$45,41811%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 61Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California$45,29687%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 62Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts$45,19566%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 63Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$45,17544%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 64University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$45,11286%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 65Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois$45,06987%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 66Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$45,02111%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 67Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina$44,99223%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 68Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$44,84582%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 69The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia$44,61783%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 70Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$44,57275%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 71Ashland UniversityAshland, Ohio$44,45576%1120$22k$53k61%2,19937 mi 72DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana$44,22457%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 73Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont$43,98874%1190$22k$66k60%2,42898 mi 74Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington$43,93390%1220$27k$59k71%1,858222 mi 75Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$43,91151%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 76Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$43,77041%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 77Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$43,54793%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 78University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$43,54560%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 79Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Virginia$43,50886%1180$23k$61k72%4,3651 mi 80Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania$43,32239%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 81The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$43,28127%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 82University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia$43,25322%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 83Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York$43,23857%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 84Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$43,23246%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 85CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$43,05957%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 86Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut$42,97929%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 87Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$42,75621%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 88University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$42,68845%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 89Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$42,64882%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 90Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$42,55210%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 91Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$42,48190%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 92Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$42,48167%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 93Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts$42,47688%1180$16k$57k53%7,82913 mi 94University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin$42,36687%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi 95Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$42,32721%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 96North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina$42,31050%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.