Political Science at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 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.

Florida State Political Science Degrees Available

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

Florida State Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Florida State 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Political Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Florida State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 State University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	243
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Florida State Political Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from Florida State, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the poly sci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 State 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.

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

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