Political Science & Government at Florida Southern College

If you plan to study political science and 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. In 2021, 17 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Florida Southern.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Florida Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
	11
Best Political Science & Government Schools	56
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	191
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	356
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	512

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Florida Southern. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

About 82% 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.

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

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Economics
• Criminology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.