Political Science & Government at Columbus State University

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Columbus State University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and approximately 8,372 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from CSU.

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.

CSU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

CSU Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at CSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at CSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Political Science & Government Schools	584
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	957

Political Science Student Demographics at CSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Columbus State University.

CSU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

The political science program at CSU awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at CSU 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 Columbus State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSU also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Sociology

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 GA, the home state for Columbus State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Political Science Professors	260	$101,720
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.