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

Bachelor's Political Science and Government Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings, ranked by median five-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 516 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$123,8344%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 2Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$117,4844%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 3University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$111,9765%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 4Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$108,6576%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 5Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut$104,50637%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 6Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$101,6276%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 7Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$101,1035%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 8Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$98,6874%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 9Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania$98,10872%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 10Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$95,70814%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 11Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$95,6089%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 12Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$94,4128%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 13Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$94,0205%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 14Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$92,3306%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 15Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$92,1257%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 16Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$90,43416%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 17California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$90,26431%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 18Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$89,74822%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 19Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$88,88926%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 20University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$88,5314%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 21Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$87,3619%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 22Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$87,2378%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 23American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$87,190——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 24Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island$87,17665%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 25Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$87,16929%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 26George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$86,94647%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 27Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$86,43113%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 28Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$85,99927%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 29New York UniversityNew York, New York$85,2509%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 30University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$84,91017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 31Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$84,75363%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 32Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$83,7167%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 33Union CollegeSchenectady, New York$83,41144%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 34Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$83,3079%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 35Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$82,9145%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 36College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$82,76518%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 37Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$81,96631%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 38University of DallasIrving, Texas$81,85853%1227$23k$58k73%1,403241 mi 39Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$81,62033%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 40University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$81,59511%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 41Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$81,42163%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 42Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$80,73214%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 43Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut$80,06129%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 44Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia$79,89290%1060$15k$54k49%6,038180 mi 45University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$79,62245%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 46The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$79,47662%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 47Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania$79,44439%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 48Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont$79,27174%1190$22k$66k60%2,42898 mi 49Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$79,24868%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 50University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$79,00171%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 51American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$78,95462%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 52Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$78,615——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 53University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$78,40216%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 54Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania$78,2047%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 55Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$78,16351%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 56University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$78,02611%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 57University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$78,00510%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 58St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York$77,94354%1371$29k$67k79%1,91831 mi 59Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$77,8365%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 60Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$77,836———$93k—1,8022 mi 61Fordham UniversityBronx, New York$77,82859%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 62Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$77,63682%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 63Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$77,62349%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 64Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$77,57588%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 65University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$77,56819%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 66Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee$77,51550%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 67California State University-East BayHayward, California$77,08697%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 68Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$76,87172%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 69Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$76,53211%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 70Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California$76,33574%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 71Chapman UniversityOrange, California$76,19065%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 72Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$76,1288%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 73William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$76,10234%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 74Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$75,91514%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 75Drew UniversityMadison, New Jersey$75,91168%1227$24k$64k70%1,53314 mi 76University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$75,76665%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 77University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$75,5789%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 78Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$75,11041%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 79Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina$74,88838%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 80Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$74,74444%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 81George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$74,73687%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 82University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$74,67278%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 83University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$74,49152%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 84University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$74,49183%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 85University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$74,49188%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 86University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$74,49187%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 87University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$74,49188%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 88University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$74,31142%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 89State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York$74,19160%—$22k$60k68%5,90158 mi 90Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$73,76545%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 91Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$73,66848%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 92University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$73,63833%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 93Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$73,44075%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 94Stanford UniversityStanford, California$73,2214%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 95Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania$73,09042%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 96Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$72,77450%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 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.