Political Science & Government at Davis & Elkins College

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

D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and has a total student population of 738. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from D&E.

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.

D&E Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

D&E Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how D&E performed in these rankings.

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 D&E 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
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	686
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	730
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,003
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	1,132

Political Science Student Demographics at D&E

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

D&E Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from D&E in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Davis & Elkins College with a bachelor's in political science.

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

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Criminology

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 WV, the home state for Davis & Elkins College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Political Science Professors	90	$54,150
Economics Professors	60	$90,800
Economists	50	$68,430

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.