Political Science & Government at Eastern Washington University

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Eastern Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

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.

EWU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

EWU Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how EWU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at EWU 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
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	362
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	385
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	691

Earnings of EWU Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at EWU is $26,619. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from EWU in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

EWU also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Political Science Professors	440	$86,630
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Political Scientists	110	$84,480

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.