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Political Science & Government at Ferris State University

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Political Science & Government at Ferris State 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 Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Ferris.

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.

Ferris Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Ferris Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Ferris 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 Ferris

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

Ferris Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ferris. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Political Science Professors 400 $98,830
Economics Professors 300 $111,530
Economists 250 $90,040
Political Scientists 60 $95,570

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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