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Political Science & Government at Grinnell College

Political Science & Government at Grinnell College

Every political science & government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Grinnell College stacks up to those at other schools.

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and approximately 1,493 students attend the school each year.

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.

Grinnell Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Grinnell Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Grinnell 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at Grinnell

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

Grinnell Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Grinnell 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 Grinnell College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 28
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grinnell College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 32

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 IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Economics Professors 150 $133,600
Political Science Professors 130 $99,780
Economists 60 $87,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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