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Political Science & Government at Alvernia University

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Political Science & Government at Alvernia University

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

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560. Of the 426 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alvernia University in 2021, 6 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.

Alvernia Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Alvernia Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Alvernia performed in these rankings.

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 Alvernia 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 Schools 802
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 912

Political Science Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Alvernia awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Alvernia University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Alvernia University.

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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