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Political Science & Government at Allegheny College

Political Science & Government at Allegheny College

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Allegheny College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

Allegheny is located in Meadville, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,667.

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.

Allegheny Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Allegheny Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Allegheny 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at Allegheny

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

Allegheny Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Allegheny 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 Allegheny College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Allegheny College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 25

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 Allegheny 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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