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Political Science & Government at California State University - San Marcos

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Political Science & Government at California State University - San Marcos

If you are interested in studying political science and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from CSUSM.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 161
306
Best Political Science & Government Schools 360

Earnings of CSUSM Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $32,978. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

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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

54% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from CSUSM. About 46% were men and 54% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 26
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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

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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