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Political Science at Georgia Southwestern State University

If you are interested in studying Political Science, consider the program at Georgia Southwestern State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Georgia Southwestern State University is in Americus, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 5 political science graduations were recorded at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Georgia Southwestern State University

Online coursework is an option at Georgia Southwestern State University. Among 3,700 students, 1,655 (45%) studied exclusively online and 1,253 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Political Science graduates at Georgia Southwestern State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Political Science graduates at Georgia Southwestern State University are 20% women (1) and 80% men (4).

Political Science Bachelor’s Program at Georgia Southwestern State University

Among the 5 bachelor’s political science degrees awarded at Georgia Southwestern State University, 20% were women (1) and 80% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5

*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

Those who complete Political Science program at Georgia Southwestern State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying 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.