Political Science & Government at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

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 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

Bloomsburg is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,427. Of the 1,800 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 23 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

Bloomsburg Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Bloomsburg Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Bloomsburg performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Bloomsburg 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
	305
	314
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	470

Earnings of Bloomsburg Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bloomsburg is $35,393. This is 7% higher than $33,089, which is the national average for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Bloomsburg

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

Bloomsburg Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Bloomsburg. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Economics
• 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 PA, the home state for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Political Science Professors	540	$100,620
Political Scientists	100	$102,110

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.