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Political Science & Government at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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Political Science & Government at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. Of the 6,526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona in 2021, 93 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 Pomona Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Cal Poly Pomona Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Schools 145

Earnings of Cal Poly Pomona Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $26,931. This is less than $33,089, which is the national average of all political science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Cal Poly Pomona. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 55
White 17
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Cal Poly Pomona 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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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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