Political Science & Government at Biola University

Every political science and 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 Biola University stacks up to those at other schools.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and has a total student population of 5,815. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Biola.

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.

Biola Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Biola Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Biola compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Biola 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
	388
Best Political Science & Government Schools	399
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	564
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	583

Political Science Student Demographics at Biola

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

Biola Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Biola in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Biola University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology

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 Biola University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert J. Boser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.