Political Science & Government at Creighton University

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what Creighton University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 8,770 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Creighton.

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.

Creighton Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Creighton Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Creighton 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
	310
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	438
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	746
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	796

Political Science Student Demographics at Creighton

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

Creighton Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Creighton 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 Creighton University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• 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 NE, the home state for Creighton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Economics Professors	110	$99,920
Political Science Professors	90	$72,280
Economists	30	$81,010

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 Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.