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Political Science & Government at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Dominican U.

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.

Dominican U Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Dominican U Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Dominican U 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 161
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 657

Political Science Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Dominican U awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Dominican University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Dominican U 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 IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Political Science Professors 540 $89,860
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690
Political Scientists 50 $80,520

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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