Political Science & Government at Chapman University
Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,850. Of the 1,717 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Chapman University in 2019, 76 of them were political science and government majors.
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.
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Chapman Political Science & Government Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
Chapman Political Science & Government Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Chapman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The political science major at Chapman 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 |
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Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 162 |
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools | 198 |
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 493 |
How Much Do Political Science Graduates from Chapman Make?
The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chapman is $36,200. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $32,850 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Chapman
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Chapman University.
Chapman Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Chapman are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Chapman University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
White | 40 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Chapman also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 Chapman University.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
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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 Tom Arthur under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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