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Political Science & Government at Eastern Washington University

Political Science & Government at Eastern Washington University

Every political science & 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.

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

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.

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

38% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 Eastern Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 32

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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