Political Science & Government at Georgia Southern University

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Georgia Southern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. Of the 4,395 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University in 2021, 41 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.

GaSou Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

GaSou Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at GaSou 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 GaSou 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
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	111

Earnings of GaSou Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $32,841. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from GaSou in 2021, 49% were men and 51% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Political Science Professors	260	$101,720
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.