Political Science at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 10,093 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cuesta College Political Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Poly Sci

Cuesta College Political Science Rankings

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Cuesta College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Cuesta College.

Cuesta College Political Science Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in poly sci graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate's in poly sci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 CA, the home state for Cuesta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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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