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Political Science at College of the Desert

Political Science at College of the Desert

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci program at College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Political Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Poly Sci

Online Classes Are Available at College of the Desert

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? College of the Desert offers distance education options for poly sci at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

College of the Desert Political Science Rankings

Poly Sci Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Political Science Associate’s Program

61% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of poly sci associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in poly sci graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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 College of the Desert.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
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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