Political Science & Government at Albright College

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Albright College stacks up to those at other schools.

Albright is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,584. Of the 458 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Albright College in 2021, 14 of them were political science and government majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Albright Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Albright Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Albright compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Albright is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	101
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	172
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	207

Political Science Student Demographics at Albright

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Albright College.

Albright Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Albright, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Albright are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Albright College with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Albright also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Criminology
• Sociology

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Albright College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Political Science Professors	540	$100,620
Political Scientists	100	$102,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gcarbone2014 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.