Political Science & Government at California State University - Northridge

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 State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from CSUN.

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.

CSUN Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

CSUN Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at CSUN 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 Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools	152

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in political science from CSUN. This makes it the #36 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUN Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $28,828. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	61
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

CSUN Political Science & Government Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 political science majors earned their master's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.