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Political Science & Government at East Carolina University

Political Science & Government at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

ECU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at ECU 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 43
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 74

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Economics Professors 580 $106,080
Political Science Professors 440 $90,070
Economists 230 $81,470

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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