Columbia, Missouri · Private Non-Profit
Political Science and Government at Columbia College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $22,715 school-wide net price and $45,378 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 1,174
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 42.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,715/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $90,860
- Median debt
- $23,879
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,378/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($22,715), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($45,378), and peer averages from 1,174 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 1,174 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,121 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($11,579 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Columbia College in the top 88% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.6% of reported awards · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.6% of reported awards · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.2% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 1.9% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Political Science and Government accounts for 0.5% of the awards or completions reported for Columbia College. That award concentration is higher than at 17% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia College's average net price is $22,715 per year, about $90,860 over four years. That is $3,121 above the $19,594 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,378 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,579 below the $56,957 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Columbia College #1,034 of 1,174 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.