Political Science & Government at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. Of the 780 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Furman University in 2021, 82 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

Furman Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Furman Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Furman 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
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Political Science & Government Schools	69
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
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Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413

Earnings of Furman Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Furman is $36,108. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Furman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Furman University.

Furman Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 82 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from Furman in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Furman 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• Economics

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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Political Science Professors	130	$82,140
Economists	90	$68,550
Economics Professors	50	$70,190

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.