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Political Science & Government at Florida Southern College

Political Science & Government at Florida Southern College

If you plan to study political science & government, take a look at what Florida Southern College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and approximately 3,413 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.

Florida Southern Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Florida Southern Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Florida Southern 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 Florida Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Florida Southern College.

Florida Southern Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Florida Southern 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 Florida Southern College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Southern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 17

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 FL, the home state for Florida Southern College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Political Science Professors 410 $93,470
Economics Professors 340 $116,920
Economists 240 $105,230
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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