Political Science & Government at College of Western Idaho

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at College of Western Idaho. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,200.

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.

CWI Political Science & Government Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Political Science

CWI Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at CWI

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

CWI Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

50% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in political science at CWI are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Western Idaho with a associate's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of Western Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	16

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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Economics Professors	100	$83,550
Economists	40	$61,130
Political Science Professors	30	$86,230

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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