4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$59,747
Program median
Program + credential
Political Science and Government.: Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $41,943 | 75.5% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD | Public | $15,911 | 42.6% | Available |
| Cabrillo College Aptos, CA | Public | $15,843 | 38% | Available |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | Public | $17,597 | 58.7% | Available |
| Clovis Community College Fresno, CA | Public | $4,590 | 45% | Available |
| College of Alameda Alameda, CA | Public | $8,496 | 33.3% | Available |
| Davidson College Davidson, NC | Private nonprofit | $17,379 | 91.1% | Available |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS | Public | $4,608 | 47.7% | Available |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | Public | $11,297 | 85.6% | Available |
| Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO | Public | $12,007 | 41.6% | Available |
| Northern State University Aberdeen, SD | Public | $15,812 | 48.9% | Available |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | Public | $21,637 | 65.5% | Available |
| Panola College Carthage, TX | Public | $5,216 | 43.5% | Available |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | Public | $13,171 | 36.3% | Available |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | Public | $14,600 | 83.1% | Available |
| San Diego City College San Diego, CA | Public | $7,935 | 30.4% | Available |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA | Public | $3,337 | 48.5% | 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 |
| South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | Public | $19,841 | 62.4% | Available |
| Southeastern University Lakeland, FL | Private nonprofit | $31,942 | 42.6% | Available |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,345 | 49.4% | Available |
| Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT | Public | $10,462 | 60.7% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | $13,946 | 51.9% | Available |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL | Public | $18,796 | 64.3% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | $25,648 | 75% | Available |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | Public | $25,346 | 74.2% | Available |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | Public | $6,541 | 91.1% | Available |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | Private nonprofit | $30,282 | 54.4% | Available |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME | Public | $10,924 | 27% | Available |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD | Public | $22,063 | 33.3% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | $22,383 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $20,268 | 74.9% | Available |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY | Private nonprofit | $20,311 | 41.7% | Available |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Public | $17,249 | 57% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI | Public | $16,550 | 63.8% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | Public | $17,354 | 89.6% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI | Public | $14,559 | 50.8% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | Public | $14,158 | 58.9% | Available |
| Utah State University Logan, UT | Public | $14,936 | 59.1% | Available |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA | Public | $1,947 | 61.8% | Available |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | Public | $23,331 | 70.5% | Available |