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Political Science & Government at Colby College

Political Science & Government at Colby College

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Colby College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 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.

Colby Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Colby Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Colby 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 Colby

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

Colby Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colby College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 76

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Managers 1,380 $96,570
Economics Professors 90 $99,630
Political Science Professors 80 $85,990
Political Scientists 40 $72,850

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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