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Political Science & Government at Dartmouth College

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Political Science & Government at Dartmouth College

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and approximately 6,292 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 168 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Dartmouth.

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.

Dartmouth Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Dartmouth Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth 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
Best Political Science & Government Schools 3
4
8
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 37
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 61

Earnings of Dartmouth Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dartmouth is $57,095. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 73% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth College 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 12
White 99
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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

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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
Managers 950 $123,580
Political Science Professors 90 $101,800
Economics Professors 80 $161,830
Economists 60 $74,570

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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