Political Science & Government at Henderson State University

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what Henderson State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and approximately 3,163 students attend the school each year. Of the 514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Henderson State University in 2021, 12 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.

Henderson State University Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Henderson State University Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Henderson State University 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 Henderson State University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	466

Political Science Student Demographics at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

The political science program at Henderson State University awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Henderson State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 AR, the home state for Henderson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Economists	90	$75,380
Political Science Professors	60	$81,780
Economics Professors	40	$94,750

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.