Political Science & Government at Kenyon College

Every political science and 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 Kenyon College stacks up to those at other schools.

Kenyon is located in Gambier, Ohio and approximately 1,615 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Kenyon.

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.

Kenyon Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Kenyon Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Kenyon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Kenyon 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
Best Political Science & Government Schools	45
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	49
	86
	90
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	383
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	426
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	435

Earnings of Kenyon Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kenyon is $43,334. This is 31% higher than $33,089, which is the national average for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Kenyon

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

Kenyon Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

The political science program at Kenyon awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Kenyon 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 Kenyon College with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• 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 OH, the home state for Kenyon College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Political Science Professors	530	$96,840
Economics Professors	470	$109,960
Economists	140	$125,490

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 Curt Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.