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Political Science at California State University - Los Angeles

Political Science at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

Cal State LA Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

Cal State LA Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Political Science Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 91
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Cal State LA Political Science Master’s Program

33% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the poly sci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 43% 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
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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