Bachelor's · Durham, North Carolina
Is Political Science and Government at North Carolina Central University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 7.8 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $40,784
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $50,824
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $26,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $71k (likely $71k – $98k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $14k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in NC
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 7.8 years (likely 5.3–13.0)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$117k (likely −$212k – −$32k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $66k (likely −$92k – $254k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 47%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Students heading toward law, government & society majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP U.S. Government and Politics
- AP U.S. History
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
IB Higher Level
- History HL
- Global Politics HL
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Other majors at North Carolina Central University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$90,760
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)$88,454
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$88,053
- Law (First professional)$83,361
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$78,048
- Information Science/Studies (Master's)$77,440
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$74,724
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$72,023
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$65,600
- Public Administration (Master's)$65,374
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$59,513
- Psychology, General (Master's)$57,573
Political Science and Government at other schools in North Carolina
- Elon University$89,685
- Duke University$88,459
- Wake Forest University$85,668
- High Point University$72,564
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$72,001
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh$62,824
- East Carolina University$60,419
- University of North Carolina Wilmington$58,258
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$57,273
- Davidson College$55,748