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Political Science & Government at Claremont McKenna College

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Political Science & Government at Claremont McKenna College

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

Claremont McKenna is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,264 students attend the school each year. Of the 431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College in 2021, 38 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.

Claremont McKenna Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Claremont McKenna Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Claremont McKenna 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
Best Political Science & Government Schools 1
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
1
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools 28
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 69
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools 79
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 300
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 319

Political Science Student Demographics at Claremont McKenna

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

Claremont McKenna Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Claremont McKenna awarded 38 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Claremont McKenna are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 20
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Claremont McKenna 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 Claremont McKenna College.

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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