Political Science & Government at California State University - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if California State University - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Cal State LA.

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 State LA Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Cal State LA Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Cal State LA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 State LA 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	131
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	134

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in political science from Cal State LA. This makes it the #61 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $34,264. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Cal State LA in 2021, 53% were men and 47% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	7
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Cal State LA Political Science & Government Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 political science majors earned their master's degree from Cal State LA. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Anthropology
• 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.