Political Science & Government at Georgia Southwestern State University

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

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. Of the 388 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2021, 6 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.

GSW Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

GSW Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at GSW 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 GSW 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
	318
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	475
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	752
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	810

Political Science Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from GSW. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at GSW 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 Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sociology

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 Southwestern State 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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.