Political Science & Government at Alfred University

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 Alfred University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alfred is located in Alfred, New York and approximately 2,187 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Alfred.

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.

Alfred Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Alfred Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Alfred 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
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	766
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	857
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	961

Political Science Student Demographics at Alfred

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

Alfred Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Alfred in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Alfred are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Alfred University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Political Science Professors	1,680	$125,360
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Political Scientists	90	$122,440

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 Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.