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Political Science & Government at Canisius College

Political Science & Government at Canisius College

If you plan to study political science & government, take a look at what Canisius College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 2,820 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.

Canisius Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Canisius Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Canisius 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 Canisius

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Canisius College.

Canisius Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Canisius are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Canisius College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Canisius College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Canisius College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 23

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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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