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Political Science at Fairfield University

Political Science at Fairfield University

If you are interested in studying political science, you may want to check out the program at Fairfield University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

Fairfield U Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Fairfield U Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Fairfield U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Fairfield University.

Fairfield U Political Science Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Fairfield U 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 Fairfield University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Political Science Professors 260 $79,650

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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