Fields of study · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

CIP 30.51. 21 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 151 awards in the latest award year.

Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate36Not reportedNot reported
Associate10Not reportedNot reported
Bachelor's17145Not reportedNot reported
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Philosophy, Politics, and Economics credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 1 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Wabash CollegePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Crawfordsville, IN · Bachelor's
24 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Calvin UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Grand Rapids, MI · Bachelor's
3 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Houghton UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Houghton, NY · Bachelor's
2 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Luther CollegePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Decorah, IA · Bachelor's
2 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Criswell CollegePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Dallas, TX · Bachelor's
1 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Transylvania UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Lexington, KY · Bachelor's
1 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Liberty UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Lynchburg, VA · Associate · Fully online option reported
0 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Swarthmore CollegePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Swarthmore, PA · Bachelor's
0 awardsProgram earnings not reported

0 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 30.51. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Managers, All OtherManagement$141,900622,190
EconomistsLife, physical, and social science$124,72017,790
Political ScientistsLife, physical, and social science$142,0805,540
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherLife, physical, and social science$101,11037,100
Economics Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$123,92011,560
Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$98,07016,970
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$80,26020,460
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.