Political Science & Government at Arizona Western College

Every political science & 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 Arizona Western College stacks up to those at other schools.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and has a total student population of 6,487.

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.

AWC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Political Science

AWC Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

50% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	4

General Social Sciences

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Economists	150	$93,350
Political Science Professors	120	$81,700

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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