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Political Science at Brigham Young University

If you are interested in studying Political Science, you may want to check out the program at Brigham Young University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Brigham Young University is located in Provo, UT.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 91 political science graduations were recorded at Brigham Young University.

Studying Online at Brigham Young University

Many students take online classes at Brigham Young University. Among 35,873 students, 898 (3%) studied exclusively online and 11,887 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Political Science graduates at Brigham Young University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Political Science graduates at Brigham Young University are 47% women (43) and 53% men (48).

Political Science Bachelor’s Program at Brigham Young University

Among the 91 bachelor’s political science graduates at Brigham Young University, 47% were women (43) and 53% were men (48).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Brigham Young University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	65
Hispanic / Latino	11
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	11
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 26% of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Brigham Young University, below the national average of 41%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Political Science Graduates

Students who finish Political Science program at Brigham Young University work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Political Science graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Political Scientists	$71,521
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,472

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.