Political Science & Government at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying political science and 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. In 2021, 147 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Cornell Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Cornell 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	63

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in political science from Cornell. This makes it the #40 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Cornell Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $51,469. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 56% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 147 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Cornell in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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	22
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	54
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Cornell Political Science & Government Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in political science from Cornell. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men.

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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.