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Political Science & Government at Duquesne University

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Political Science & Government at Duquesne University

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Duquesne University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830. In 2021, 47 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Duquesne.

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.

Duquesne Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Duquesne Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Duquesne 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.

Earnings of Duquesne Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duquesne is $31,049. This is less than $33,089, which is the national average of all political science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Duquesne awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Duquesne 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 Duquesne University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Duquesne 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 PA, the home state for Duquesne University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Economics Professors 710 $131,060
Economists 610 $87,630
Political Science Professors 540 $100,620
Political Scientists 100 $102,110

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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