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Political Science & Government at Bowdoin College

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Political Science & Government at Bowdoin College

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

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and approximately 1,777 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 100 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Bowdoin.

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.

Bowdoin Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Bowdoin Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 Bowdoin 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
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools 4
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Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 120
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 135
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools 149

Earnings of Bowdoin Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bowdoin is $51,934. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 57% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Bowdoin

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

Bowdoin Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Bowdoin awarded 100 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 61
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

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 ME, the home state for Bowdoin College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Managers 1,380 $96,570
Economics Professors 90 $99,630
Political Science Professors 80 $85,990
Political Scientists 40 $72,850

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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