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Political Economy
CIP 4510 · offered at 1,330 colleges · national median earnings $62,270 · median debt $23,678
CollegeMedian earnings
Gonzaga University · WA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,124 debt$74,303University of California-Los Angeles · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,000 debt$74,202Connecticut College · CT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,800 debt$74,190George Mason University · VA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,000 debt$74,125Wabash College · IN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$74,061Brandeis University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,333 debt$74,018Marquette University · WI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,500 debt$74,008The Catholic University of America · DC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$73,917Quinnipiac University · CT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$73,833Claremont McKenna College · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$73,826Northeastern University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,579 debt$73,539Northeastern University Professional Programs · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,579 debt$73,539Suffolk University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$73,484Northwestern University · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$16,834 debt$73,231Binghamton University · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,000 debt$73,044Wellesley College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$12,500 debt$72,830The University of the South · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,267 debt$72,682High Point University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$72,564University of Washington-Bothell Campus · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$14,000 debt$72,487University of Washington-Seattle Campus · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$14,000 debt$72,487University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$14,000 debt$72,487Occidental College · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,700 debt$72,441St. Mary's College of Maryland · MD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$72,397Fort Hays State University · KS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,468 debt$72,384Loyola Marymount University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,146 debt$72,375University of San Francisco · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,000 debt$72,263William & Mary · VA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$72,173Rhodes College · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,500 debt$72,062University of Scranton · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$72,038University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · NC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,100 debt$72,001Norwich University · VT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,636 debt$71,791Benedictine University · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$71,749Roanoke College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$71,604Purdue University-Main Campus · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,000 debt$71,601Tulane University of Louisiana · LA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$71,160Morehouse College · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,125 debt$71,139Randolph-Macon College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$71,111California State University-East Bay · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,544 debt$71,022University of Georgia · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,171 debt$70,877South Dakota State University · SD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$70,727Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.