Political Science & Government at Clark Atlanta University

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

CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 3,776 students attend the school each year. Of the 618 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University in 2021, 13 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.

CAU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Doctorate Degree in Political Science

CAU Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at CAU 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 CAU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	408

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in political science from CAU. This is the #191 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Political Science Student Demographics at CAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Clark Atlanta University.

CAU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

The political science program at CAU awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Clark Atlanta University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CAU also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Sociology

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 GA, the home state for Clark Atlanta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Political Science Professors	260	$101,720
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.