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Political Science & Government at Birmingham Southern College

Political Science & Government at Birmingham Southern College

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

BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 1,129.

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.

BSC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

BSC Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at BSC 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 BSC

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

BSC Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at BSC 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 Birmingham Southern College with a bachelor's in political science.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Birmingham Southern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 6

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 AL, the home state for Birmingham Southern College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Political Science Professors 150 $76,380
Economics Professors 130 $114,020
Economists 50 $103,740

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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