Program Payoff

Political Science and Government programs in Pennsylvania

6 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.

What this work pays in Pennsylvania

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Pennsylvania earn a median of $78,800 a year across 52,240 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Pennsylvania
Managers, All Other$131,60020,170
Social Science Research Assistants$54,610860
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,230660
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$117,970610
Economists$115,000560

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Delaware County Community College Media Associate's degree not published 5
Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg Associate's degree not published 5
Immaculata University Immaculata Associate's degree not published 0
Temple University Philadelphia Undergraduate certificate not published 13
Valley Forge Military College Wayne Associate's degree not published 3
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester Undergraduate certificate not published 2

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.