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Political Science & Government at Barnard College

Political Science & Government at Barnard 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 Barnard College stacks up to those at other schools.

Barnard is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 2,744.

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.

Barnard Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Barnard Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Barnard 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 Barnard

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

Barnard Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Barnard are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 36
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 Barnard College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 46

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 NY, the home state for Barnard College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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