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Political Science and Government Degree

521 schools compared · Average earnings $36,685/yr

Schools Offering

521

Avg Grad Earnings

$36,685/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

47/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

56% task exposure

Best Schools for Political Science and Government

Top 521 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	80 75–82	$62,476/yr	Very High	21.0x
2	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	79 73–82	$56,763/yr	Very High	24.9x
3	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	77 72–79	$49,935/yr	Very High	19.3x
4	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	77 70–80	$47,020/yr	Very High	29.5x
5	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	72 66–75	$43,059/yr	Very High	18.8x
6	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	72 65–76	$40,460/yr	Very High	26.3x
7	Troy University Troy, AL	71 66–73	$46,279/yr	Very High	14.3x
8	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	71 66–73	$45,112/yr	Very High	15.2x
9	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	71 67–72	$42,310/yr	Very High	14.7x
10	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	71 65–74	$41,893/yr	Very High	18.4x
11	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	71 64–74	$37,227/yr	Very High	29.2x
12	Ashford University San Diego, CA	70 67–70	$55,196/yr	Very High	9.4x
13	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	70 66–71	$43,547/yr	Very High	12.3x
14	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	70 62–74	$41,200/yr	Very High	18.8x
15	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	70 64–74	$39,869/yr	Very High	19.9x
16	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	70 64–74	$38,753/yr	Very High	23.4x
17	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	70 64–74	$38,753/yr	Very High	23.4x
18	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	70 64–74	$38,753/yr	Very High	23.4x
19	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	70 64–74	$38,753/yr	Very High	23.4x
20	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	70 64–74	$38,753/yr	Very High	23.4x
21	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	70 62–74	$36,857/yr	Very High	30.3x
22	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	69 65–70	$42,366/yr	Very High	11.9x
23	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	69 63–71	$37,841/yr	Very High	19.1x
24	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	69 63–72	$36,794/yr	Very High	22.1x
25	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	68 60–74	$42,688/yr	Very High	16.3x
26	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	68 60–73	$38,060/yr	Very High	20.4x
27	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	68 60–73	$36,502/yr	Very High	23.4x
28	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	68 61–72	$35,578/yr	Very High	26.2x
29	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	68 61–72	$34,745/yr	Very High	29.9x
30	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	67 60–72	$45,846/yr	Very High	12.5x
31	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	67 61–71	$44,992/yr	Very High	12.3x
32	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	67 60–72	$43,281/yr	Very High	14.2x
33	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	67 60–72	$42,063/yr	Very High	14.3x
34	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	67 63–68	$41,455/yr	Very High	12.5x
35	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	67 59–73	$39,708/yr	Very High	17.2x
36	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	67 61–70	$39,042/yr	Very High	15.3x
37	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	67 61–69	$38,095/yr	Very High	15.6x
38	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	67 60–71	$38,094/yr	Very High	16.6x
39	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	67 59–72	$36,189/yr	Very High	20.9x
40	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	67 61–71	$35,937/yr	Very High	21.2x
41	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	67 60–71	$34,965/yr	Very High	21.9x
42	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	67 61–71	$32,983/yr	Very High	31.9x
43	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	66 59–72	$45,418/yr	Very High	12.1x
44	Towson University Towson, MD	66 60–71	$42,648/yr	Very High	13.2x
45	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	66 59–71	$42,481/yr	Very High	13.2x
46	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	66 60–69	$42,476/yr	Very High	12.6x
47	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	66 60–69	$40,487/yr	Very High	13.1x
48	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	66 60–71	$40,272/yr	Very High	14.7x
49	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	66 60–71	$39,220/yr	Very High	15.7x
50	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	66 60–71	$38,321/yr	Very High	17.1x
51	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	66 59–72	$37,944/yr	Very High	17.6x
52	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	66 62–66	$37,719/yr	Very High	11.8x
53	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	66 59–71	$35,828/yr	Very High	19.0x
54	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	66 59–70	$35,627/yr	Very High	18.5x
55	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	66 58–71	$35,154/yr	Very High	21.5x
56	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	66 59–70	$34,799/yr	Very High	20.4x
57	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	65 61–65	$41,332/yr	Very High	9.3x
58	University of Georgia Athens, GA	65 58–70	$39,842/yr	Very High	13.8x
59	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	65 61–65	$39,272/yr	Very High	10.4x
60	Utah State University Logan, UT	65 59–70	$38,317/yr	Very High	15.0x
61	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	65 55–73	$37,003/yr	Very High	19.4x
62	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	65 59–69	$36,079/yr	Very High	16.2x
63	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	65 58–71	$34,863/yr	Very High	20.1x
64	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	65 58–70	$34,610/yr	Very High	19.6x
65	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	65 59–69	$31,641/yr	Very High	25.9x
66	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	65 56–69	$31,574/yr	Very High	26.6x
67	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	64 58–66	$72,618/yr	Very High	2.8x
68	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	64 57–69	$42,128/yr	Very High	11.6x
69	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	64 57–68	$41,817/yr	Very High	11.6x
70	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	64 57–69	$41,246/yr	Very High	12.5x
71	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	64 57–70	$41,246/yr	Very High	12.6x
72	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	64 57–69	$41,246/yr	Very High	12.3x
73	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	64 58–67	$39,920/yr	Very High	12.2x
74	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	64 60–65	$39,813/yr	Very High	9.5x
75	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	64 57–69	$39,133/yr	Very High	13.5x
76	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	64 60–64	$38,063/yr	Very High	10.2x
77	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	64 60–65	$37,900/yr	Very High	10.7x
78	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	64 56–71	$37,194/yr	Very High	16.1x
79	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	64 55–71	$36,480/yr	Very High	17.4x
80	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	64 58–68	$36,036/yr	Very High	15.1x
81	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	64 58–69	$35,476/yr	Very High	16.7x
82	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	64 58–68	$35,297/yr	Very High	16.2x
83	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	64 60–65	$34,484/yr	Very High	12.6x
84	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	64 57–67	$31,706/yr	Very High	19.9x
85	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	63 57–66	$46,428/yr	Very High	8.0x
86	Washington State University Pullman, WA	63 57–66	$41,130/yr	Very High	10.8x
87	Ball State University Muncie, IN	63 58–64	$39,755/yr	Very High	10.4x
88	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	63 59–64	$39,490/yr	Very High	10.6x
89	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	63 58–67	$37,875/yr	Very High	12.9x
90	University of Houston Houston, TX	63 56–69	$36,413/yr	Very High	14.9x
91	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	63 55–68	$36,364/yr	Very High	14.8x
92	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	63 54–69	$34,321/yr	Very High	17.7x
93	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	63 56–68	$33,947/yr	Very High	16.7x
94	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	63 56–68	$32,168/yr	Very High	20.3x
95	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	63 55–68	$32,014/yr	Very High	18.9x
96	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	63 55–68	$31,711/yr	Very High	21.0x
97	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL	63 57–67	$30,798/yr	Very High	21.2x
98	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	63 56–68	$30,407/yr	Very High	22.3x
99	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	62 56–66	$65,473/yr	Very High	3.2x
100	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	62 55–67	$61,543/yr	Very High	4.0x
101	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	62 57–65	$52,516/yr	Very High	—
102	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	62 56–68	$45,875/yr	Very High	9.1x
103	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	62 55–68	$42,114/yr	Very High	10.7x
104	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	62 58–64	$40,730/yr	Very High	9.7x
105	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	62 57–64	$37,295/yr	Very High	11.4x
106	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	62 55–68	$36,535/yr	Very High	13.9x
107	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	62 56–65	$35,158/yr	Very High	13.6x
108	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	62 55–67	$33,712/yr	Very High	16.1x
109	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	62 56–67	$32,780/yr	Very High	16.9x
110	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	62 53–67	$31,005/yr	Very High	19.3x
111	Tufts University Medford, MA	61 56–63	$67,713/yr	Very High	1.8x
112	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	61 56–65	$63,317/yr	Very High	2.9x
113	Yale University New Haven, CT	61 53–66	$57,466/yr	Very High	3.8x
114	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	61 55–66	$43,545/yr	Very High	8.8x
115	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	61 56–65	$43,508/yr	Very High	8.6x
116	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	61 57–62	$41,383/yr	Very High	7.1x
117	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	61 55–65	$39,157/yr	Very High	10.7x
118	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	61 56–63	$38,567/yr	Very High	9.7x
119	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	61 57–62	$37,401/yr	Very High	8.7x
120	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	61 55–65	$35,556/yr	Very High	12.6x
121	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	61 57–63	$35,393/yr	Very High	11.7x
122	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	61 55–65	$35,281/yr	Very High	13.0x
123	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	61 56–62	$35,206/yr	Very High	11.5x
124	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	61 55–64	$34,635/yr	Very High	12.7x
125	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	61 53–68	$33,745/yr	Very High	16.0x
126	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	61 51–68	$33,484/yr	Very High	16.6x
127	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	61 53–66	$33,403/yr	Very High	15.1x
128	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	61 54–65	$33,173/yr	Very High	14.7x
129	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	61 54–67	$31,124/yr	Very High	18.3x
130	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	61 57–62	$30,454/yr	Very High	12.5x
131	CUNY City College New York, NY	61 52–67	$29,823/yr	Very High	20.9x
132	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	61 53–66	$29,818/yr	Very High	19.3x
133	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	61 52–67	$29,577/yr	Very High	20.0x
134	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	60 54–64	$61,077/yr	Very High	2.6x
135	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	60 54–62	$60,626/yr	Very High	2.2x
136	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	60 56–63	$46,508/yr	Very High	4.9x
137	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	60 53–67	$39,954/yr	Very High	10.4x
138	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	60 53–66	$39,514/yr	Very High	10.4x
139	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	60 53–68	$39,404/yr	Very High	11.3x
140	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	60 54–64	$39,157/yr	Very High	10.0x
141	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	60 54–64	$38,753/yr	Very High	10.0x
142	University of Maine Orono, ME	60 54–65	$38,235/yr	Very High	10.8x
143	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	60 54–65	$37,458/yr	Very High	11.1x
144	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	60 55–63	$35,899/yr	Very High	10.9x
145	Winona State University Winona, MN	60 54–66	$35,631/yr	Very High	12.9x
146	Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV	60 56–61	$34,992/yr	Very High	9.3x
147	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	60 56–60	$34,666/yr	Very High	9.3x
148	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	60 54–64	$34,337/yr	Very High	12.6x
149	University of Mississippi University, MS	60 53–66	$33,373/yr	Very High	14.6x
150	Boise State University Boise, ID	60 53–65	$32,650/yr	Very High	14.2x
151	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	60 52–67	$32,295/yr	Very High	16.3x
152	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	60 53–65	$30,925/yr	Very High	15.7x
153	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	60 52–66	$30,291/yr	Very High	17.6x
154	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	60 51–66	$30,286/yr	Very High	17.4x
155	Clayton State University Morrow, GA	60 56–61	$28,784/yr	Very High	13.2x
156	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	60 52–66	$26,576/yr	Very High	22.0x
157	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	60 48–66	$25,837/yr	Very High	24.4x
158	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	60 54–64	$22,223/yr	Very High	25.6x
159	Amherst College Amherst, MA	59 54–62	$61,125/yr	Very High	2.1x
160	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	59 54–63	$60,292/yr	Very High	2.3x
161	Stanford University Stanford, CA	59 54–61	$59,297/yr	Very High	1.9x
162	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	59 54–62	$58,807/yr	Very High	2.1x
163	Barnard College New York, NY	59 53–63	$57,298/yr	Very High	2.6x
164	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	59 54–61	$57,111/yr	Very High	2.1x
165	Williams College Williamstown, MA	59 53–63	$56,817/yr	Very High	2.6x
166	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	59 53–63	$56,064/yr	Very High	2.6x
167	Duke University Durham, NC	59 52–64	$54,970/yr	Very High	2.9x
168	Rice University Houston, TX	59 53–63	$54,728/yr	Very High	2.8x
169	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	59 55–61	$41,530/yr	Very High	5.3x
170	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	59 52–66	$40,229/yr	Very High	9.6x
171	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	59 53–63	$40,208/yr	Very High	8.6x
172	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	59 52–65	$39,723/yr	Very High	9.5x
173	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	59 52–65	$39,723/yr	Very High	9.4x
174	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	59 53–65	$39,723/yr	Very High	9.8x
175	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	59 52–67	$39,702/yr	Very High	10.4x
176	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	59 53–64	$38,942/yr	Very High	10.0x
177	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	59 52–66	$37,722/yr	Very High	11.4x
178	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	59 55–60	$37,661/yr	Very High	7.1x
179	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	59 57–59	$37,594/yr	Very High	7.6x
180	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	59 52–64	$37,360/yr	Very High	10.2x
181	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	59 52–66	$35,977/yr	Very High	12.0x
182	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC	59 53–65	$35,798/yr	Very High	11.8x
183	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	59 55–59	$34,474/yr	Very High	8.8x
184	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	59 52–63	$30,096/yr	Very High	14.8x
185	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	59 51–66	$29,533/yr	Very High	17.8x
186	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	59 49–67	$29,143/yr	Very High	20.0x
187	Florida International University Miami, FL	59 51–65	$26,983/yr	Very High	19.3x
188	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC	59 50–65	$26,725/yr	Very High	20.0x
189	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	58 54–60	$59,026/yr	Very High	1.3x
190	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	58 53–62	$56,022/yr	Very High	2.3x
191	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	58 53–62	$55,316/yr	Very High	2.3x
192	Georgetown University Washington, DC	58 52–62	$55,247/yr	Very High	2.3x
193	Brown University Providence, RI	58 52–61	$54,634/yr	Very High	2.0x
194	Colby College Waterville, ME	58 52–62	$54,353/yr	Very High	2.5x
195	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	58 52–62	$53,632/yr	Very High	2.6x
196	Ashland University Ashland, OH	58 53–59	$44,455/yr	Very High	3.4x
197	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	58 52–61	$42,481/yr	Very High	—
198	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	58 51–62	$41,317/yr	Very High	6.6x
199	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	58 53–61	$38,744/yr	Very High	7.8x
200	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH	58 52–64	$38,435/yr	Very High	9.9x
201	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	58 53–62	$38,363/yr	Very High	9.1x
202	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	58 52–63	$37,329/yr	Very High	9.6x
203	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	58 53–62	$36,577/yr	Very High	9.7x
204	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	58 52–64	$36,324/yr	Very High	10.9x
205	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	58 51–64	$36,193/yr	Very High	10.8x
206	Portland State University Portland, OR	58 52–61	$35,173/yr	Very High	10.3x
207	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	58 52–63	$35,114/yr	Very High	11.2x
208	University of North Texas Denton, TX	58 51–63	$34,195/yr	Very High	11.7x
209	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	58 50–66	$33,700/yr	Very High	13.3x
210	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	58 51–64	$33,397/yr	Very High	12.4x
211	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	58 51–64	$33,386/yr	Very High	12.7x
212	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	58 49–67	$32,289/yr	Very High	15.5x
213	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	58 50–65	$30,235/yr	Very High	15.9x
214	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	58 50–65	$28,119/yr	Very High	17.5x
215	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	57 52–60	$54,737/yr	Very High	1.9x
216	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	57 52–61	$53,012/yr	Very High	2.4x
217	Northeastern University Boston, MA	57 52–60	$52,516/yr	Very High	2.1x
218	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	57 52–61	$52,160/yr	Very High	2.3x
219	George Washington University Washington, DC	57 51–61	$51,537/yr	Very High	2.3x
220	New York University New York, NY	57 51–61	$50,783/yr	Very High	2.5x
221	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	57 51–60	$50,627/yr	Very High	2.3x
222	Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	57 52–58	$46,646/yr	Very High	2.3x
223	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	57 50–62	$38,435/yr	Very High	8.0x
224	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	57 52–61	$37,801/yr	Very High	8.2x
225	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	57 50–64	$37,009/yr	Very High	9.7x
226	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	57 50–64	$37,009/yr	Very High	9.7x
227	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	57 50–64	$37,009/yr	Very High	9.7x
228	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	57 50–64	$37,009/yr	Very High	9.7x
229	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	57 50–63	$36,208/yr	Very High	9.7x
230	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	57 51–62	$36,006/yr	Very High	9.5x
231	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	57 51–61	$35,398/yr	Very High	9.7x
232	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	57 51–61	$35,220/yr	Very High	10.0x
233	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	57 53–58	$34,640/yr	Very High	7.6x
234	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	57 49–66	$34,392/yr	Very High	12.7x
235	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	57 52–60	$34,105/yr	Very High	10.2x
236	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	57 49–65	$33,549/yr	Very High	12.6x
237	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	57 52–60	$33,352/yr	Very High	10.4x
238	University at Albany Albany, NY	57 51–63	$33,251/yr	Very High	11.9x
239	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	57 49–66	$32,568/yr	Very High	14.0x
240	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	57 51–62	$31,973/yr	Very High	12.5x
241	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	57 49–64	$30,286/yr	Very High	14.4x
242	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	57 49–64	$29,275/yr	Very High	14.9x
243	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	57 48–65	$29,164/yr	Very High	16.1x
244	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	57 48–65	$28,678/yr	Very High	16.1x
245	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	57 49–64	$28,617/yr	Very High	15.3x
246	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	57 47–66	$27,814/yr	Very High	18.1x
247	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	57 48–63	$24,948/yr	Very High	17.7x
248	Union College Schenectady, NY	56 50–60	$49,759/yr	Very High	2.1x
249	Lafayette College Easton, PA	56 50–60	$48,112/yr	Very High	2.3x
250	American University Washington, DC	56 50–60	$48,034/yr	Very High	2.5x
251	Connecticut College New London, CT	56 49–62	$46,588/yr	Very High	3.0x
252	Suffolk University Boston, MA	56 50–60	$44,845/yr	Very High	3.3x
253	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	56 51–60	$36,050/yr	Very High	8.6x
254	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	56 50–64	$36,022/yr	Very High	10.1x
255	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	56 50–62	$35,687/yr	Very High	9.6x
256	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	56 50–61	$35,390/yr	Very High	9.5x
257	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	56 50–61	$35,390/yr	Very High	9.5x
258	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	56 49–64	$35,172/yr	Very High	10.6x
259	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	56 51–60	$35,059/yr	Very High	9.1x
260	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	56 50–61	$34,745/yr	Very High	10.0x
261	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	56 49–63	$34,429/yr	Very High	10.8x
262	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	56 53–58	$33,968/yr	Very High	7.7x
263	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	56 50–60	$33,783/yr	Very High	9.9x
264	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	56 49–61	$33,605/yr	Very High	10.4x
265	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	56 49–63	$32,699/yr	Very High	11.8x
266	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	56 50–61	$31,012/yr	Very High	12.0x
267	Iowa State University Ames, IA	56 48–64	$30,715/yr	Very High	13.6x
268	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	56 47–64	$29,442/yr	Very High	14.4x
269	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	56 47–65	$27,886/yr	Very High	16.7x
270	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	55 51–58	$50,214/yr	Very High	1.3x
271	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	55 50–58	$48,690/yr	Very High	1.6x
272	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	55 50–58	$48,679/yr	Very High	1.7x
273	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	55 49–60	$47,161/yr	Very High	2.5x
274	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	55 49–60	$47,029/yr	Very High	2.4x
275	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	55 49–60	$46,843/yr	Very High	2.6x
276	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	55 48–60	$46,764/yr	Very High	2.3x
277	Villanova University Villanova, PA	55 49–59	$46,549/yr	Very High	2.3x
278	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	55 50–56	$45,069/yr	Very High	1.6x
279	Norwich University Northfield, VT	55 48–60	$43,988/yr	Very High	3.0x
280	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	55 49–58	$40,505/yr	Very High	3.6x
281	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	55 50–57	$37,704/yr	Very High	4.4x
282	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	55 49–62	$37,009/yr	Very High	8.1x
283	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	55 51–57	$36,718/yr	Very High	5.0x
284	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	55 50–60	$35,358/yr	Very High	8.6x
285	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	55 49–58	$34,271/yr	Very High	8.3x
286	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	55 51–56	$33,220/yr	Very High	7.0x
287	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	55 48–62	$33,157/yr	Very High	10.9x
288	Auburn University Auburn, AL	55 47–63	$32,228/yr	Very High	11.7x
289	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	55 47–61	$32,225/yr	Very High	10.9x
290	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	55 47–62	$31,700/yr	Very High	11.5x
291	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	55 48–62	$31,550/yr	Very High	11.8x
292	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	55 47–64	$30,771/yr	Very High	12.9x
293	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	55 46–64	$29,186/yr	Very High	13.9x
294	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	55 45–64	$26,268/yr	Very High	16.1x
295	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	55 44–63	$21,674/yr	Very High	17.7x
296	Emory University Atlanta, GA	54 49–57	$46,629/yr	Very High	1.6x
297	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	54 49–56	$46,266/yr	Very High	1.0x
298	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	54 49–57	$45,296/yr	Very High	2.0x
299	Stonehill College Easton, MA	54 49–58	$45,195/yr	Very High	2.2x
300	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	54 48–57	$44,617/yr	Very High	2.2x
301	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	54 48–58	$44,572/yr	Very High	2.3x
302	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	54 48–58	$43,933/yr	Very High	2.5x
303	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	54 48–58	$43,238/yr	Very High	2.7x
304	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	54 49–57	$39,484/yr	Very High	3.6x
305	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	54 48–58	$39,050/yr	Very High	4.0x
306	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	54 50–56	$36,050/yr	Very High	4.6x
307	Illinois State University Normal, IL	54 48–60	$34,519/yr	Very High	8.7x
308	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	54 48–60	$34,499/yr	Very High	8.9x
309	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	54 47–62	$33,345/yr	Very High	10.5x
310	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	54 48–59	$32,586/yr	Very High	9.4x
311	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	54 46–63	$31,976/yr	Very High	11.2x
312	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	54 47–61	$31,786/yr	Very High	10.8x
313	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	54 46–63	$29,178/yr	Very High	13.3x
314	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	54 47–62	$28,991/yr	Very High	12.9x
315	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	54 45–63	$28,589/yr	Very High	13.2x
316	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	54 46–62	$27,217/yr	Very High	14.1x
317	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	54 46–62	$26,806/yr	Very High	13.9x
318	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	54 44–63	$24,676/yr	Very High	15.5x
319	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	54 46–61	$23,964/yr	Very High	15.1x
320	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	53 48–57	$45,928/yr	Very High	1.6x
321	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	53 48–56	$45,175/yr	Very High	1.3x
322	Boston University Boston, MA	53 48–56	$45,021/yr	Very High	1.7x
323	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	53 48–56	$44,224/yr	Very High	1.7x
324	Providence College Providence, RI	53 47–58	$43,911/yr	Very High	2.2x
325	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	53 47–56	$43,770/yr	Very High	1.9x
326	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	53 47–57	$41,710/yr	Very High	2.5x
327	Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA	53 47–56	$41,684/yr	Very High	2.3x
328	University of Dallas Irving, TX	53 47–59	$41,639/yr	Very High	3.0x
329	Marymount University Arlington, VA	53 48–54	$41,186/yr	Very High	1.6x
330	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	53 46–59	$41,112/yr	Very High	3.3x
331	Hampton University Hampton, VA	53 47–56	$37,200/yr	Very High	4.0x
332	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	53 48–55	$36,521/yr	Very High	3.5x
333	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	53 47–57	$36,011/yr	Very High	5.9x
334	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	53 47–57	$35,390/yr	Very High	6.1x
335	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	53 49–55	$35,330/yr	Very High	4.3x
336	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	53 47–57	$34,080/yr	Very High	7.4x
337	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	53 48–58	$32,795/yr	Very High	8.8x
338	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	53 46–60	$32,266/yr	Very High	9.8x
339	University of Delaware Newark, DE	53 45–64	$31,972/yr	Very High	11.3x
340	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	53 46–60	$31,882/yr	Very High	10.0x
341	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	53 47–59	$31,777/yr	Very High	9.8x
342	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	53 46–58	$31,389/yr	Very High	9.4x
343	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	53 49–54	$31,348/yr	Very High	6.7x
344	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	53 49–54	$30,121/yr	Very High	7.1x
345	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	53 46–59	$29,924/yr	Very High	10.7x
346	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	53 47–59	$27,881/yr	Very High	11.7x
347	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	53 44–63	$27,495/yr	Very High	13.6x
348	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	53 44–63	$27,477/yr	Very High	14.1x
349	Radford University Radford, VA	53 43–65	$27,136/yr	Very High	15.3x
350	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	53 43–63	$26,635/yr	Very High	14.3x
351	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	53 44–62	$24,036/yr	Very High	15.1x
352	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR	53 47–58	$19,819/yr	Very High	13.5x
353	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	52 47–57	$43,322/yr	Very High	2.1x
354	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	52 46–55	$43,253/yr	Very High	1.7x
355	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	52 46–55	$43,232/yr	Very High	1.7x
356	Trinity College Hartford, CT	52 46–56	$42,979/yr	Very High	2.0x
357	Smith College Northampton, MA	52 46–54	$42,327/yr	Very High	1.6x
358	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	52 46–56	$42,306/yr	Very High	2.0x
359	Fordham University Bronx, NY	52 46–56	$41,809/yr	Very High	2.1x
360	Seattle University Seattle, WA	52 46–55	$41,474/yr	Very High	2.0x
361	Pace University New York, NY	52 47–56	$41,332/yr	Very High	2.3x
362	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	52 47–54	$41,322/yr	Very High	1.9x
363	Capital University Columbus, OH	52 46–55	$39,807/yr	Very High	2.4x
364	Long Island University Brookville, NY	52 46–56	$39,603/yr	Very High	3.0x
365	Gordon College Wenham, MA	52 47–54	$37,684/yr	Very High	2.4x
366	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	52 45–59	$31,649/yr	Very High	8.9x
367	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	52 44–62	$30,345/yr	Very High	11.1x
368	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	52 46–59	$28,518/yr	Very High	11.0x
369	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	52 45–58	$28,148/yr	Very High	10.6x
370	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	52 45–60	$27,600/yr	Very High	11.7x
371	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	51 46–54	$42,756/yr	Very High	1.1x
372	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	51 46–54	$42,552/yr	Very High	0.7x
373	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	51 47–53	$41,518/yr	Very High	1.0x
374	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	51 45–54	$41,265/yr	Very High	1.6x
375	Bates College Lewiston, ME	51 45–54	$41,055/yr	Very High	1.7x
376	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	51 45–56	$40,449/yr	Very High	2.1x
377	Simmons University Boston, MA	51 46–55	$39,657/yr	Very High	2.5x
378	Elon University Elon, NC	51 45–56	$38,836/yr	Very High	3.0x
379	Assumption University Worcester, MA	51 44–55	$38,496/yr	Very High	2.7x
380	Claflin University Orangeburg, SC	51 46–53	$33,287/yr	Very High	4.7x
381	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	51 46–54	$32,359/yr	Very High	6.0x
382	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	51 44–56	$30,891/yr	Very High	8.0x
383	Kean University Union, NJ	51 45–56	$30,436/yr	Very High	8.7x
384	Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	51 47–53	$30,272/yr	Very High	5.8x
385	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	51 44–58	$30,060/yr	Very High	9.4x
386	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	51 45–57	$29,728/yr	Very High	9.2x
387	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	51 43–58	$29,153/yr	Very High	9.4x
388	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	51 44–60	$28,721/yr	Very High	10.5x
389	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	51 47–53	$26,992/yr	Very High	8.5x
390	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	51 44–57	$26,182/yr	Very High	10.7x
391	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	51 41–62	$18,475/yr	Very High	15.6x
392	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	50 45–54	$40,056/yr	Very High	2.0x
393	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	50 44–53	$38,894/yr	Very High	1.7x
394	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	50 43–56	$38,426/yr	Very High	2.6x
395	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	50 44–55	$38,225/yr	Very High	2.6x
396	Misericordia University Dallas, PA	50 45–51	$37,560/yr	Very High	1.8x
397	DePaul University Chicago, IL	50 44–54	$37,531/yr	Very High	2.6x
398	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	50 44–54	$36,392/yr	Very High	3.0x
399	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	50 44–56	$31,594/yr	Very High	7.1x
400	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	50 44–54	$30,137/yr	Very High	7.4x
401	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	50 46–52	$29,600/yr	Very High	5.7x
402	Clemson University Clemson, SC	50 42–62	$28,041/yr	Very High	11.0x
403	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	50 43–58	$24,804/yr	Very High	11.2x
404	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	50 43–56	$23,450/yr	Very High	10.8x
405	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	49 44–51	$39,550/yr	Very High	0.4x
406	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	49 44–52	$39,439/yr	Very High	1.1x
407	Albion College Albion, MI	49 44–51	$39,066/yr	Very High	0.8x
408	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	49 44–51	$38,727/yr	Very High	1.0x
409	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	49 44–53	$38,463/yr	Very High	1.8x
410	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	49 42–53	$38,063/yr	Very High	1.9x
411	University of Denver Denver, CO	49 43–54	$38,059/yr	Very High	2.1x
412	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	49 44–51	$38,004/yr	Very High	1.0x
413	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	49 44–51	$37,807/yr	Very High	1.2x
414	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	49 44–51	$37,327/yr	Very High	1.2x
415	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	49 43–54	$37,007/yr	Very High	2.3x
416	Drew University Madison, NJ	49 42–54	$35,171/yr	Very High	3.2x
417	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	49 41–54	$34,058/yr	Very High	3.6x
418	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	49 43–54	$29,080/yr	Very High	7.7x
419	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	49 42–58	$26,574/yr	Very High	10.3x
420	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	49 42–57	$26,204/yr	Very High	10.1x
421	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	49 43–54	$26,153/yr	Very High	8.9x
422	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	49 42–56	$25,912/yr	Very High	9.4x
423	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	49 41–57	$25,270/yr	Very High	9.8x
424	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	49 41–58	$24,964/yr	Very High	10.4x
425	Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	48 43–51	$38,784/yr	Very High	0.6x
426	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	48 43–52	$37,921/yr	Very High	1.5x
427	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	48 42–53	$37,507/yr	Very High	1.9x
428	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA	48 43–50	$37,123/yr	Very High	0.8x
429	Washington College Chestertown, MD	48 42–52	$36,741/yr	Very High	2.1x
430	Hartwick College Oneonta, NY	48 42–53	$36,606/yr	Very High	2.2x
431	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	48 42–51	$36,061/yr	Very High	1.8x
432	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	48 41–53	$35,537/yr	Very High	2.5x
433	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	48 41–52	$35,492/yr	Very High	2.4x
434	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	48 41–54	$32,340/yr	Very High	4.3x
435	Keene State College Keene, NH	48 43–50	$29,142/yr	Very High	4.0x
436	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	48 41–56	$26,704/yr	Very High	8.9x
437	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	48 42–54	$26,635/yr	Very High	8.5x
438	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	48 41–57	$23,294/yr	Very High	10.6x
439	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	47 42–50	$37,091/yr	Very High	0.6x
440	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	47 41–50	$36,662/yr	Very High	1.3x
441	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	47 41–49	$36,309/yr	Very High	0.6x
442	St Lawrence University Canton, NY	47 41–52	$35,977/yr	Very High	2.1x
443	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	47 42–51	$35,626/yr	Very High	2.0x
444	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	47 41–51	$35,354/yr	Very High	1.9x
445	Willamette University Salem, OR	47 41–52	$35,162/yr	Very High	2.5x
446	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC	47 41–51	$34,712/yr	Very High	2.4x
447	Mercyhurst University Erie, PA	47 41–51	$34,711/yr	Very High	2.4x
448	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY	47 42–49	$34,334/yr	Very High	1.5x
449	Howard University Washington, DC	47 40–52	$31,897/yr	Very High	3.5x
450	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	47 40–52	$31,797/yr	Very High	3.8x
451	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	47 40–53	$26,042/yr	Very High	7.4x
452	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	47 42–49	$26,037/yr	Very High	4.2x
453	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	46 41–49	$35,619/yr	Very High	0.7x
454	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	46 40–48	$35,381/yr	Very High	0.4x
455	Creighton University Omaha, NE	46 42–49	$35,311/yr	Very High	0.9x
456	Chapman University Orange, CA	46 40–52	$35,124/yr	Very High	2.0x
457	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	46 41–48	$35,104/yr	Very High	0.6x
458	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	46 41–51	$34,775/yr	Very High	2.0x
459	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL	46 40–49	$34,621/yr	Very High	1.6x
460	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	46 40–50	$34,570/yr	Very High	1.9x
461	Furman University Greenville, SC	46 40–51	$34,473/yr	Very High	2.0x
462	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	46 40–49	$34,317/yr	Very High	1.6x
463	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT	46 40–51	$34,307/yr	Very High	2.3x
464	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	46 40–49	$34,277/yr	Very High	1.6x
465	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	46 39–52	$33,867/yr	Very High	2.2x
466	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	46 39–51	$32,893/yr	Very High	2.5x
467	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	46 39–52	$32,834/yr	Very High	2.7x
468	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	46 40–50	$32,288/yr	Very High	2.4x
469	Francis Marion University Florence, SC	46 41–48	$24,289/yr	Very High	4.4x
470	Southwestern University Georgetown, TX	45 40–48	$34,415/yr	Very High	0.7x
471	Clark University Worcester, MA	45 39–49	$33,625/yr	Very High	1.8x
472	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	45 39–50	$33,040/yr	Very High	2.2x
473	Baylor University Waco, TX	45 39–50	$32,981/yr	Very High	2.2x
474	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	45 38–50	$32,504/yr	Very High	2.2x
475	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	45 40–47	$32,406/yr	Very High	1.2x
476	Bradley University Peoria, IL	45 39–50	$31,902/yr	Very High	2.7x
477	Hope College Holland, MI	44 39–47	$32,389/yr	Very High	1.0x
478	Monmouth College Monmouth, IL	44 39–46	$32,103/yr	Very High	0.8x
479	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	44 38–49	$31,831/yr	Very High	2.1x
480	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	44 39–46	$31,696/yr	Very High	1.1x
481	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	44 37–50	$30,366/yr	Very High	2.8x
482	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	44 37–48	$27,466/yr	Very High	3.2x
483	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC	44 37–50	$21,165/yr	Very High	6.2x
484	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	43 38–46	$32,669/yr	Very High	0.3x
485	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	43 37–46	$31,290/yr	Very High	1.4x
486	Denison University Granville, OH	43 37–47	$31,272/yr	Very High	1.5x
487	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	43 37–49	$31,033/yr	Very High	2.1x
488	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	43 37–48	$30,953/yr	Very High	1.9x
489	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	43 37–47	$30,834/yr	Very High	1.8x
490	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	43 37–48	$30,502/yr	Very High	2.0x
491	Whittier College Whittier, CA	43 36–48	$29,616/yr	Very High	2.2x
492	Siena College Loudonville, NY	43 36–49	$29,374/yr	Very High	2.6x
493	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	43 39–45	$28,554/yr	Very High	1.7x
494	Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	42 36–44	$30,494/yr	Very High	0.3x
495	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	42 36–47	$30,187/yr	Very High	1.5x
496	Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	42 36–44	$29,800/yr	Very High	0.6x
497	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	42 36–49	$28,840/yr	Very High	2.6x
498	John Carroll University University Heights, OH	42 35–47	$28,507/yr	Very High	2.1x
499	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	42 36–47	$27,624/yr	Very High	2.4x
500	Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL	42 33–51	$16,884/yr	Very High	5.3x
501	Carleton College Northfield, MN	41 36–44	$29,858/yr	Very High	0.1x
502	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	41 36–43	$28,846/yr	Very High	0.4x
503	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	41 35–46	$28,138/yr	Very High	2.0x
504	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	41 34–48	$26,915/yr	Very High	2.4x
505	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	41 34–49	$26,440/yr	Very High	2.6x
506	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	40 34–43	$27,689/yr	Very High	1.0x
507	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	40 35–43	$27,601/yr	Very High	0.3x
508	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	40 34–42	$27,165/yr	Very High	0.3x
509	Stetson University DeLand, FL	40 34–45	$26,839/yr	Very High	1.8x
510	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	40 34–46	$26,281/yr	Very High	2.2x
511	Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL	40 35–42	$25,828/yr	Very High	0.8x
512	Bellarmine University Louisville, KY	40 34–44	$25,424/yr	Very High	1.7x
513	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	40 33–50	$25,058/yr	Very High	3.1x
514	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	39 34–41	$24,259/yr	Very High	0.7x
515	Austin College Sherman, TX	39 33–43	$23,243/yr	Very High	1.6x
516	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	39 32–48	$21,881/yr	Very High	2.8x
517	University of Portland Portland, OR	38 32–44	$23,017/yr	Very High	1.7x
518	Luther College Decorah, IA	38 32–44	$21,358/yr	Very High	1.8x
519	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	38 32–46	$20,939/yr	Very High	2.0x
520	Iona University New Rochelle, NY	37 31–40	$18,148/yr	Very High	-0.0x
521	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	37 31–39	$17,262/yr	Very High	-0.1x

Highest Earning Political Science and Government Programs

Schools where Political Science and Government graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Dartmouth College	$72,618/yr	64	Very High
Tufts University	$67,713/yr	61	Very High
University of Pennsylvania	$65,473/yr	62	Very High
Princeton University	$63,317/yr	61	Very High
University of Maryland Global Campus	$62,476/yr	80	Very High
Harvard University	$61,543/yr	62	Very High
Amherst College	$61,125/yr	59	Very High
Columbia University in the City of New York	$61,077/yr	60	Very High
Bowdoin College	$60,626/yr	60	Very High
Cornell University	$60,292/yr	59	Very High

Best ROI for Political Science and Government

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Political Science and Government.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Brigham Young University-Idaho	31.9x	$32,983/yr	67
Utah Valley University	30.3x	$36,857/yr	70
Florida State University	29.9x	$34,745/yr	68
Brigham Young University	29.5x	$47,020/yr	77
University of North Georgia	29.2x	$37,227/yr	71
University of Florida	26.6x	$31,574/yr	65
California State University-East Bay	26.3x	$40,460/yr	72
Florida Gulf Coast University	26.2x	$35,578/yr	68
Florida Atlantic University	25.9x	$31,641/yr	65
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	25.6x	$22,223/yr	60

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Political Science and Government graduates earn?

Across 521 schools, Political Science and Government graduates earn an average of $36,685 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $16,884 to $72,618 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Political Science and Government?

Political Science and Government is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 56% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Political Science and Government program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), University of Maryland Global Campus ranks #1 for Political Science and Government with a score of 80/100 and graduate earnings of $62,476/yr.

Is a Political Science and Government degree worth it?

On average, Political Science and Government graduates earn 8.8x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Political Science and Government programs across 521 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.