Political Science and Government at Baldwin Wallace University

Baldwin Wallace's political science program shows earnings that trail both state and national benchmarks by meaningful margins. With first-year earnings of $31,696, graduates earn about $5,600 less than the typical Ohio political science graduate and roughly $4,000 below the national median. Among Ohio's 52 programs, this places Baldwin Wallace in the bottom quartile—graduates from comparable Ohio schools like Capital University and Xavier earn $8,000-$10,000 more annually.

The debt picture offers a partial offset: at $27,000, it's only slightly above the state median and well below many competitors. This keeps the debt-to-earnings ratio at 0.85, which means graduates can theoretically pay off loans within a year of earnings—manageable if they're disciplined. However, that calculation assumes living costs disappear, which isn't realistic for someone earning under $32,000.

The critical caveat here is sample size. With fewer than 30 recent graduates tracked, these numbers could shift dramatically with just a handful of different outcomes. A few graduates in low-paying nonprofit roles or pursuing graduate school could skew the entire picture. For a program this small, individual career choices matter more than the data suggests. If your child is set on political science, understand they'll likely need geographic flexibility and possibly graduate education to reach stronger earnings—this isn't a degree where Baldwin Wallace's network appears to create significant wage advantages over state alternatives.