Best Schools for Political Science and Government - Top Salaries

#1

D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$62,192

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $57,095

Graduates: 133

Acceptance: 6.2%

#2

H

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$57,017

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $58,808

Graduates: 68

Acceptance: 3.5%

#3

C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$56,415

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $52,096

Graduates: 156

Acceptance: 4.2%

#4

D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$54,463

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,130

Graduates: 56

Acceptance: 6.8%

#5

A

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV ·

$54,109

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,663

Graduates: 36

Acceptance: N/A

#6

H

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private

$53,894

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $48,577

Graduates: 27

Acceptance: 11.8%

#7

C

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private

$53,358

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,813

Graduates: 28

Acceptance: 11.9%

#8

B

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

$53,108

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $50,186

Graduates: 49

Acceptance: 5.2%

#9

B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$52,941

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $49,507

Graduates: 50

Acceptance: 32.0%

#10

S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$52,941

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,053

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: 61.2%

#11

G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$52,524

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $51,297

Graduates: 204

Acceptance: 13.1%

#12

C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$52,107

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $51,469

Graduates: 92

Acceptance: 8.2%

#13

W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

$51,482

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $47,987

Graduates: 53

Acceptance: 10.0%

#14

U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$50,677

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $49,929

Graduates: 78

Acceptance: 5.9%

#15

B

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private

$50,231

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $51,934

Graduates: 65

Acceptance: 8.0%

#16

U

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, MD ·

$50,231

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $52,749

Graduates: 44

Acceptance: N/A

#17

B

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI · Private

$50,231

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 65.6%

#18

R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$50,231

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 7.9%

#19

N

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private

$49,744

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,238

Graduates: 106

Acceptance: 16.5%

#20

N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$49,744

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,238

Graduates: 106

Acceptance: 5.7%

#21

N

Northeastern University Professional Programs

Boston, MA ·

$49,744

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,238

Graduates: 106

Acceptance: N/A

#22

W

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · Private

$49,618

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $49,727

Graduates: 54

Acceptance: 21.6%

#23

Y

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

$48,823

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $57,333

Graduates: 67

Acceptance: 4.5%

#24

N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$48,823

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $48,488

Graduates: 103

Acceptance: 9.4%

#25

A

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private

$48,432

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $51,419

Graduates: 35

Acceptance: 9.8%

#26

U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$48,432

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,129

Graduates: 83

Acceptance: 16.9%

#27

N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$47,846

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,960

Graduates: 84

Acceptance: 7.1%

#28

B

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

$47,846

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $48,807

Graduates: 33

Acceptance: 8.0%

#29

V

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private

$47,650

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,029

Graduates: 87

Acceptance: 25.1%

#30

J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $52,083

Graduates: 28

Acceptance: 7.6%

#31

P

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,831

Graduates: 47

Acceptance: 4.5%

#32

G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$47,142

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,076

Graduates: 235

Acceptance: 43.5%

#33

C

Colby College

Waterville, ME · Private

$47,118

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,972

Graduates: 31

Acceptance: 6.8%

#34

F

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · Private

$46,790

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 45.0%

#35

L

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$46,790

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 29.3%

#36

P

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · Private

$46,478

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,350

Graduates: 34

Acceptance: 49.9%

#37

C

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

$46,357

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,436

Graduates: 91

Acceptance: 21.1%

#38

S

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$45,715

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 81.1%

#39

C

Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private

$45,696

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,434

Graduates: 28

Acceptance: 38.3%

#40

U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$45,696

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,036

Graduates: 96

Acceptance: 12.4%

#41

U

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY · Private

$45,696

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,431

Graduates: 39

Acceptance: 35.9%

#42

A

American University

Washington, DC · Private

$45,655

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,217

Graduates: 155

Acceptance: 47.4%

#43

U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$45,220

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,526

Graduates: 308

Acceptance: 11.7%

#44

H

Hope College

Holland, MI · Private

$44,942

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $26,988

Graduates: 22

Acceptance: 75.8%

#45

S

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$44,869

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $52,109

Graduates: 50

Acceptance: 43.8%

#46

P

Providence College

Providence, RI · Private

$44,649

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,317

Graduates: 53

Acceptance: 48.7%

#47

L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$44,468

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,408

Graduates: 47

Acceptance: 31.5%

#48

C

California State University-East Bay

Hayward, CA · Public

$44,356

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,003

Graduates: 51

Acceptance: 96.8%

#49

B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$44,356

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,983

Graduates: 64

Acceptance: 35.3%

#50

B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$44,276

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,951

Graduates: 136

Acceptance: 15.7%