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Political Science & Government at American River College

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Political Science & Government at American River College

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

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.

American River Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

American River Political Science & Government Rankings

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Political Science Student Demographics at American River

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

American River Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

55% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in political science at American River are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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