4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$59,747
Program median
Program + credential
Political Science and Government.: Associate's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$60,444
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$22,787
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
30,227
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian College Adrian, MI | Private nonprofit | $25,368 | 48.4% | Available |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA | Public | $5,383 | 26.3% | Available |
| Alpena Community College Alpena, MI | Public | $3,320 | 51.5% | Available |
| American River College Sacramento, CA | Public | $7,999 | 36.6% | Available |
| American Samoa Community College Pago Pago, AS | Public | $3,386 | 32.4% | Available |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA | Public | $3,860 | 34.4% | Available |
| Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ | Public | $8,983 | 20.2% | Available |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX | Public | $6,390 | 20.2% | Available |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA | Public | $14,621 | 20.7% | Available |
| Barstow Community College Barstow, CA | Public | $12,773 | 38.8% | Available |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS | Public | $9,905 | 33% | Available |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA | Public | $9,096 | 36.4% | Available |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA | Public | $7,818 | 13.2% | Available |
| Butte College Oroville, CA | Public | $5,520 | 45.3% | Available |
| Cabrillo College Aptos, CA | Public | $15,843 | 38% | Available |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA | Public | $32 | 46.8% | Available |
| Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, MA | Public | $8,296 | 22.3% | Available |
| Casper College Casper, WY | Public | $9,593 | 43.1% | Available |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd, MN | Public | $13,869 | 53.2% | Available |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM | Public | $4,621 | 31.2% | Available |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA | Public | $2,424 | 30.5% | Available |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA | Public | $18,306 | 24.7% | Available |
| Chabot College Hayward, CA | Public | $9,053 | 46.9% | Available |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Public | $5,672 | 36% | Available |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ | Public | $12,726 | 29.8% | Available |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA | Public | $4,135 | 41.1% | Available |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Public | $6,906 | 40.1% | Available |
| Clarendon College Clarendon, TX | Public | $8,390 | 40.6% | Available |
| Clovis Community College Fresno, CA | Public | $4,590 | 45% | Available |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS | Public | Not available | 41% | Available |
| Coalinga College Coalinga, CA | Public | $10,477 | 43.1% | Available |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA | Public | $16,341 | 33.8% | Available |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ | Public | $7,929 | 30.4% | Available |
| College of Alameda Alameda, CA | Public | $8,496 | 33.3% | Available |
| College of Marin Kentfield, CA | Public | $12,351 | 39.3% | Available |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA | Public | $536 | 60.8% | Available |
| College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID | Public | $6,095 | 33.2% | Available |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV | Public | $6,615 | 19.1% | Available |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA | Public | $3,702 | 44.8% | Available |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA | Public | $15,728 | 31.1% | Available |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA | Public | $6,904 | 33.9% | Available |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA | Public | $480 | 39% | Available |
| College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID | Public | $8,500 | 30.6% | Available |
| Columbia College Sonora, CA | Public | $11,316 | 26.5% | Available |
| Compton College Compton, CA | Public | $12,647 | 26.8% | Available |
| Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT | Public | $11,513 | 24.1% | Available |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA | Public | $9,490 | 28.3% | Available |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS | Public | $3,894 | 49.9% | Available |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA | Public | $9,105 | 20% | Available |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA | Public | $5,981 | 39.8% | Available |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA | Public | $11,331 | 31.3% | Available |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA | Public | $12,124 | 48.3% | Available |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY | Public | $4,976 | 24.7% | Available |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA | Public | $6,618 | 40.5% | Available |
| Cypress College Cypress, CA | Public | $4,606 | 37.3% | Available |
| Dallas College Dallas, TX | Public | $3,214 | 32.3% | Available |
| De Anza College Cupertino, CA | Public | $6,642 | 67.7% | Available |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX | Public | $3,399 | 11.1% | Available |
| Delaware County Community College Media, PA | Public | $6,576 | 24.1% | Available |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA | Public | $11,171 | 39.2% | Available |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA | Public | $8,312 | 49.1% | Available |
| East Georgia State College Swainsboro, GA | Public | $9,626 | 16.7% | Available |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA | Public | $10,852 | 36.8% | Available |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS | Public | $4,608 | 47.7% | Available |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ | Public | $9,197 | 41.9% | Available |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA | Public | $14,017 | 45.4% | Available |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA | Public | $5,968 | 41.8% | Available |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ | Public | $12,254 | 32.2% | Available |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy, CA | Public | $10,800 | 34.6% | Available |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA | Public | $5,975 | 44.1% | Available |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA | Public | $7,653 | 56.4% | Available |
| Fresno City College Fresno, CA | Public | $8,069 | 23.5% | Available |
| Fullerton College Fullerton, CA | Public | $6,134 | 33.8% | Available |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $13,339 | 28.8% | Available |
| Gavilan College Gilroy, CA | Public | $6,542 | 42.5% | Available |
| Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA | Public | $16,923 | 38% | Available |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ | Public | $11,650 | 16% | Available |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, CA | Public | $8,365 | 37.4% | Available |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA | Public | $4,824 | 49.1% | Available |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA | Public | $5,311 | 37.4% | Available |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA | Public | $14,471 | 20.7% | Available |
| Hartnell College Salinas, CA | Public | $2,039 | 40% | Available |
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA | Public | $9,649 | 43.3% | Available |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI | Public | $660 | 17.2% | Available |
| Houston Community College Houston, TX | Public | $5,737 | 16.5% | Available |
| Idaho State University Pocatello, ID | Public | $12,193 | 39.4% | Available |
| Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | Private nonprofit | $24,258 | 71% | Available |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA | Public | $1,115 | 44.6% | Available |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA | Public | $10,693 | 40.1% | Available |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA | Public | $9,328 | 41.6% | Available |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA | Public | $2,090 | 57.1% | Available |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS | Public | $4,616 | 50.4% | Available |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville, TX | Private nonprofit | $6,157 | 33.3% | Available |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL | Public | $4,665 | 32.4% | Available |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA | Public | $9,705 | 43% | Available |
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI | Public | $6,680 | 21.6% | Available |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA | Public | $8,516 | 45% | Available |
| Laney College Oakland, CA | Public | $17,110 | 31.2% | Available |
| Lansing Community College Lansing, MI | Public | $5,437 | 25.1% | Available |
| Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY | Public | $7,287 | 38.4% | Available |
| Laredo College Laredo, TX | Public | $5,798 | 30.5% | Available |
| Las Positas College Livermore, CA | Public | $5,377 | 53.1% | Available |
| Lemoore College Lemoore, CA | Public | $10,832 | 48.7% | Available |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 65.3% | Available |
| Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR | Public | $11,553 | 29% | Available |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX | Public | $11,252 | 21.1% | Available |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA | Public | $6,202 | 29.8% | Available |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA | Public | $10,261 | 29.2% | Available |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA | Public | $13,250 | 36.4% | Available |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA | Public | $13,380 | 20% | Available |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA | Public | $13,270 | 46.3% | Available |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA | Public | $5,964 | 34.1% | Available |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA | Public | $12,323 | 34.8% | Available |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA | Public | $12,152 | 32.1% | Available |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA | Public | $7,443 | 41% | Available |
| Macomb Community College Warren, MI | Public | $1,618 | 18% | Available |
| Madera Community College Madera, CA | Public | $4,179 | 34.6% | Available |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA | Public | $7,169 | 17.2% | Available |
| Mendocino College Ukiah, CA | Public | $8,330 | 25.4% | Available |
| Merced College Merced, CA | Public | $5,040 | 35.7% | Available |
| Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ | Public | $12,132 | 15.6% | Available |
| Mesalands Community College Tucumcari, NM | Public | $9,445 | 42.1% | Available |
| Methodist University Fayetteville, NC | Private nonprofit | $24,704 | 43.5% | Available |
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH | Public | $11,286 | 24.9% | Available |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA | Public | $7,339 | 41.1% | Available |
| Mission College Santa Clara, CA | Public | $5,080 | 39.2% | Available |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA | Public | $2,818 | 29.6% | Available |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA | Public | $11,373 | 39.7% | Available |
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA | Public | Not available | 43.5% | Available |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA | Public | $6,483 | 33.6% | Available |
| Mt Hood Community College Gresham, OR | Public | $7,821 | 23.7% | Available |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA | Public | $6,490 | 44.7% | Available |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA | Public | $6,806 | 35.5% | Available |
| Napa Valley College Napa, CA | Public | $14,644 | 42.8% | Available |
| Norco College Norco, CA | Public | $5,169 | 41.8% | Available |
| North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, ID | Public | $10,575 | 37.5% | Available |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IA | Public | $10,010 | 60.5% | Available |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City, TX | Public | $5,029 | 32.5% | Available |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA | Public | $9,919 | 33.1% | Available |
| Northwest College Powell, WY | Public | $7,463 | 48.7% | Available |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX | Public | $4,525 | 32% | Available |
| Ohlone College Fremont, CA | Public | $11,130 | 51.7% | Available |
| Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK | Public | $4,739 | 26.6% | Available |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA | Public | $7,203 | 47.6% | Available |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH | Public | $10,369 | 35.1% | Available |
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA | Public | Not available | 34.2% | Available |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX | Public | $4,463 | 33% | Available |
| Palomar College San Marcos, CA | Public | $5,763 | 37.5% | Available |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,180 | 18.9% | Available |
| Paris Junior College Paris, TX | Public | $7,690 | 37.7% | Available |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA | Public | $3,864 | 47.9% | Available |
| Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,055 | 13.6% | Available |
| Pima Community College Tucson, AZ | Public | $3,405 | 27.6% | Available |
| Porterville College Porterville, CA | Public | $12,301 | 33.8% | Available |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL | Public | $4,738 | 21% | Available |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA | Public | $6,814 | 42% | Available |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA | Public | $14,379 | 24.5% | Available |
| Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ | Public | $8,341 | 8.5% | Available |
| Riverside City College Riverside, CA | Public | $8,377 | 36.6% | Available |
| Rockland Community College Suffern, NY | Public | $11,282 | 29.1% | Available |
| Rose State College Midwest City, OK | Public | $12,148 | 20% | Available |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA | Public | $6,614 | 33.5% | Available |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA | Public | $4,152 | 48% | Available |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ | Public | $10,816 | 40.1% | Available |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $9,804 | 29.3% | Available |
| San Antonio College San Antonio, TX | Public | $4,585 | 25.5% | Available |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA | Public | $18,943 | 27.9% | Available |
| San Diego City College San Diego, CA | Public | $7,935 | 30.4% | Available |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA | Public | $5,814 | 34.8% | Available |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA | Public | $3,337 | 48.5% | Available |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA | Public | $2,407 | 34.5% | Available |
| San Jose City College San Jose, CA | Public | $16,959 | 34.1% | Available |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA | Public | $3,133 | 30.9% | Available |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | Public | $11,315 | 33.6% | Available |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | Public | $2,779 | 36.3% | Available |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA | Public | $6,331 | 36.9% | Available |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA | Public | $2,129 | 47.6% | Available |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ | Public | $13,336 | 17.3% | Available |
| Shasta College Redding, CA | Public | $2,878 | 23.3% | Available |
| Sierra College Rocklin, CA | Public | $7,245 | 42% | Available |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH | Public | $5,992 | 41.1% | Available |
| Skyline College San Bruno, CA | Public | $1,738 | 44.3% | Available |
| Snow College Ephraim, UT | Public | $5,552 | 45.8% | Available |
| Solano Community College Fairfield, CA | Public | $4,669 | 36.2% | Available |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,780 | 16.3% | Available |
| South Plains College Levelland, TX | Public | $6,791 | 28.9% | Available |
| South Texas College McAllen, TX | Public | $1,751 | 27.3% | Available |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,345 | 49.4% | Available |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA | Public | $12,671 | 35.5% | Available |
| St Philip's College San Antonio, TX | Public | $4,273 | 28.3% | Available |
| Stark State College North Canton, OH | Public | $5,986 | 23% | Available |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY | Public | $5,258 | 28.7% | Available |
| Temple College Temple, TX | Public | $10,682 | 31.6% | Available |
| Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV | Public | $8,312 | 32.1% | Available |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX | Public | $10,206 | 27.4% | Available |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Public | $25,097 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | Public | $13,807 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | Public | $16,403 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | Public | $16,798 | 56.5% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | Public | $10,875 | 52.7% | Available |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH | Private nonprofit | $23,686 | 36% | Available |
| Valley Forge Military College Wayne, PA | Private nonprofit | $6,398 | 95.8% | Available |
| Ventura College Ventura, CA | Public | Not available | 38.5% | Available |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA | Public | $1,947 | 61.8% | Available |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA | Public | $9,634 | 27.9% | Available |
| West Valley College Saratoga, CA | Public | $3,423 | 50.7% | Available |
| Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff, NE | Public | $5,474 | 36.6% | Available |
| Western Oklahoma State College Altus, OK | Public | $7,267 | 31.1% | Available |
| Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs, WY | Public | $6,591 | 32.5% | Available |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX | Public | $4,666 | 27.3% | Available |
| Woodland Community College Woodland, CA | Public | $8,356 | 43.5% | Available |
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | Private nonprofit | $32,997 | 68.7% | Available |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA | Public | $2,576 | 39.8% | Available |