Political Science & Government at Gonzaga University

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

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 7,295. Of the 1,435 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University in 2021, 64 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.

Gonzaga Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Gonzaga Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Gonzaga 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 Schools	220

Earnings of Gonzaga Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gonzaga is $34,249. This is 4% higher than $33,089, which is the national average for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Gonzaga. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Gonzaga 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 Gonzaga University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Criminology
• 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 WA, the home state for Gonzaga University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Political Science Professors	440	$86,630
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Political Scientists	110	$84,480

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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.