Political Science & Government at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

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.

Appalachian State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Appalachian State Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	80
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Appalachian State Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of political science master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from Appalachian State, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Appalachian State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Appalachian State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	123

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Sociology
• Anthropology

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Political Science Professors	440	$90,070
Economists	230	$81,470

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.