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Political Science at William & Mary

Political Science at William & Mary

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

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939.

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.

William & Mary Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

William & Mary Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at William & Mary is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Political Science Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 119
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Political Scientists 1,030 $128,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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