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Political Science & Government at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Political Science & Government at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study political science & government, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 48
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 96

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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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