Bachelor's Political Science and Government Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Political Science and Government Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual 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 471 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts0.11×8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 2Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut0.12×4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 3Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee0.13×6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 4University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.13×5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 5Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina0.14×6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 6California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.14×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 7CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.14×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 8Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.15×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 9Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York0.15×14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 10Stanford UniversityStanford, California0.16×4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 11Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.16×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 12University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.16×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 13Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania0.17×31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 14University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.17×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 15Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine0.17×13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 16Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York0.17×14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 17CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.17×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 18Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire0.17×5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 19Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island0.17×5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 20CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.18×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 21Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.19×13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 22California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.19×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 23University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri0.19×72%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 24California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0.20×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 25CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York0.20×48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 26University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.20×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 27Barnard CollegeNew York, New York0.20×9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 28Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts0.20×16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 29College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.20×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 30University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.21×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 31University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.21×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 32University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.21×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 33Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts0.21×14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 34University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.21×4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 35CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York0.21×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 36American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia0.21×——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 37University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia0.21×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 38University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina0.21×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 39The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.21×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 40University of California-DavisDavis, California0.22×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 41Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.22×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 42University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California0.22×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 43University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida0.23×19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 44University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.23×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 45University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.23×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 46Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts0.23×11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 47Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York0.23×4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 48University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana0.23×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 49San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.23×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 50Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine0.23×7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 51University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.23×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 52University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.24×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 53Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut0.24×37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 54Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania0.24×26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 55San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.24×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 56New York UniversityNew York, New York0.24×9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 57University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.24×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 58California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.24×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 59California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.24×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 60Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas0.24×63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 61Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York0.24×19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 62University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico0.24×55%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 63CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York0.25×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 64University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland0.25×——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 65California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.25×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 66Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York0.25×49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 67University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico0.25×57%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 68California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.25×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 69Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.25×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 70California State University-East BayHayward, California0.25×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 71William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia0.26×34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 72California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.26×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 73Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina0.26×22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 74Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania0.26×42%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 75CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.26×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 76University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.26×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 77University of DallasIrving, Texas0.26×53%1227$23k$58k73%1,403241 mi 78California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.26×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 79University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California0.26×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 80George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.26×47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 81Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania0.27×28%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 82Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island0.27×65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 83Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.27×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 84University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.27×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 85Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho0.27×96%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 86California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.27×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 87Chapman UniversityOrange, California0.27×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 88Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah0.27×——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 89Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania0.27×72%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 90Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana0.27×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 91Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.27×11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 92Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0.28×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 93California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.28×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 94Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas0.28×44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 95Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina0.28×38%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 96Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York0.28×39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 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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.