Political Science & Government at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. Of the 5,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 223 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.

Georgia State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science
• Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Georgia State offers distance education options for political science at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Georgia State Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia State performed in these rankings.

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 Georgia State 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 Popular Online Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools	95
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools	155
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	159

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in political science from Georgia State. This makes it the #21 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from Georgia State Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $30,023. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 223 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Georgia State. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	67
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Georgia State Political Science & Government Master’s Program

The political science program at Georgia State awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia 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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.