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Political Science & Government at East Los Angeles College

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Political Science & Government at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and approximately 33,397 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.

East Los Angeles College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

East Los Angeles College Political Science & Government Rankings

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Political Science Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at East Los Angeles College.

East Los Angeles College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

55% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Los Angeles College with a associate's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 CA, the home state for East Los Angeles College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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