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Political Science & Government at California State University - San Marcos

Political Science & Government at California State University - San Marcos

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at California State University - San Marcos. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUSM Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

CSUSM Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at CSUSM 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - San Marcos. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 85

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 - San Marcos.

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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