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Political Science at Florida Atlantic University

Political Science at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 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.

FAU Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

FAU Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at FAU 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 FAU

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

FAU Political Science Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 57
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

FAU Political Science Master’s Program

36% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from FAU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Political Science Professors 410 $93,470
Political Scientists 40 $95,120

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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