Political Science & Government at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice stacks up to those at other schools.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 102 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from John Jay.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	237
	245
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Best Political Science & Government Schools	492

Earnings of John Jay Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at John Jay is $32,329. This is less than $33,089, which is the national average of all political science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from John Jay. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	14
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.