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Political Science & Government at College of Charleston

Political Science & Government at College of Charleston

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

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 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.

C of C Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

C of C Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at C of C 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 C of C

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

C of C Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 67
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 92

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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Managers 1,760 $100,890
Political Science Professors 130 $82,140
Economists 90 $68,550
Economics Professors 50 $70,190

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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