Bachelor's Political Science and Government Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Political Science and Government Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. 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 562 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico$7,50055%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 2University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$8,25057%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 3CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$9,53154%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 4The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$10,25094%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 5California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$10,26893%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 6California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$10,61491%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 7Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$10,7508%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 8CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$11,00064%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 9CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$11,50060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 10Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$11,53213%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 11Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$11,74568%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 12CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$12,00048%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 13Stanford UniversityStanford, California$12,0004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 14Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$12,0006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 15CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$12,33457%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 16Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$12,50014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 17Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$12,50014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 18College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$12,60392%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 19University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$12,86910%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 20University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,00011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 21University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$13,10272%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 22Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$13,64031%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 23University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$14,00039%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 24University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$14,00091%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 25University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,00083%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 26Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$14,0166%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 27California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$14,20293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 28University of California-DavisDavis, California$14,25042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 29Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$14,4009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 30Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$14,4815%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 31California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,52895%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 32Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$14,60644%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 33University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$14,7225%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 34CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$14,82057%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 35California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$14,92846%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 36California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$15,00091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 37University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$15,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 38California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$15,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 39Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$15,0004%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 40California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 41University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$15,10015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 42Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$15,25055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 43California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$15,48498%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 44University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$16,03027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 45University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$16,06824%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 46California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$16,08494%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 47Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan$16,19984%—$14k$47k52%6,5561 mi 48Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$16,25014%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 49CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$16,27458%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 50University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$16,29329%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 51University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$16,48533%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 52Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$16,50013%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 53Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$16,55196%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 54Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington$16,75038%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 55University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,78266%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 56Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$16,8348%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 57Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$16,93691%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 58Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,95693%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 59San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$17,00096%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 60California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$17,04594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 61San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$17,06836%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 62University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$17,27653%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 63University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$17,50019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 64University of California-MercedMerced, California$17,50091%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 65Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$17,5005%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 66Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$17,50019%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 67Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$17,50015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 68Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$17,55075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 69Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$17,58192%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 70Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$17,59011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 71University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$17,600——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 72University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado$17,62597%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi 73California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$17,66531%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 74Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$17,72511%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 75University of North TexasDenton, Texas$17,75072%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 76University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada$17,93974%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 77Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$17,95178%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 78Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia$17,96586%1070$14k$48k49%5,61392 mi 79University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$18,00087%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 80Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$18,00016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 81University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$18,01517%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 82University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$18,30076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 83American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$18,304——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 84Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio$18,35431%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 85University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$18,37086%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 86University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$18,49995%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 87Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$18,50066%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 88Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$18,50076%1139$12k$55k54%13,830139 mi 89Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas$18,50082%1090$12k$43k55%9,110378 mi 90Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$18,50012%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 91University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$18,5004%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 92Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut$18,68973%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 93Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$18,70024%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 94University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$18,76845%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 95University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$18,86216%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 96University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$19,00011%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 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.