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Political Science at Duke University

Political Science at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

Duke Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

Duke Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Duke University.

Duke Political Science Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Duke are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 56
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Duke Political Science Master’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Political Science Professors 440 $90,070

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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