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Political Science & Government at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Political Science & Government at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 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.

John Jay Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

John Jay Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at John Jay 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 55
White 16
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 102

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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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