Political Science & Government at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Cornell Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Cornell 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	50
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Cornell Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of political science master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	166

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Political Science Professors	1,680	$125,360
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Political Scientists	90	$122,440

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.