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

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

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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 96 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.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 127
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 178
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 185
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Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $31,649. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

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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

43% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

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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 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 54
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 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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