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Political Science at Franklin and Marshall College

If you plan to study Political Science, take a look at what Franklin and Marshall College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Franklin and Marshall College sits in Lancaster, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 46 political science degrees were awarded at Franklin and Marshall College.

Online & Distance Learning at Franklin and Marshall College

Franklin and Marshall College primarily offers on-campus instruction; distance-education enrollment is limited.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Political Science graduates at Franklin and Marshall College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Political Science graduates at Franklin and Marshall College are 48% women (22) and 52% men (24).

Political Science Bachelor’s Program at Franklin and Marshall College

Of the 46 bachelor’s political science graduates at Franklin and Marshall College, 48% were women (22) and 52% were men (24).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Franklin and Marshall College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	7
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	12

Minority students account for 17% of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Franklin and Marshall College, lower than the national average of 41%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Political Science Graduates

Graduates of the Political Science program at Franklin and Marshall College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Political Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Political Scientists	$71,521
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,472

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.