Political Science & Government at Cypress College

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

Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and approximately 15,325 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.

Cypress College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Political Science

Cypress College Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Cypress College

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

Cypress College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

45% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Cypress College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cypress College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	30

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 CA, the home state for Cypress College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Economics Professors	700	$139,050
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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