Political Science & Government at California State University - Bakersfield

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

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 11,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from CSUB.

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.

CSUB Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

CSUB Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 CSUB 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	372
	570
	579
Best Political Science & Government Schools	616
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	729

Political Science Student Demographics at CSUB

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

CSUB Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUB, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 University - Bakersfield with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Sociology

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 University - Bakersfield.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.