Political Science & Government at LaGrange College

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

LaGrange is located in Lagrange, Georgia and approximately 854 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from LaGrange.

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.

LaGrange Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

LaGrange Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how LaGrange 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 LaGrange 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	225
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	231
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	775

Political Science Student Demographics at LaGrange

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

LaGrange Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from LaGrange. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at LaGrange 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 LaGrange College with a bachelor's in political science.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for LaGrange College.

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 Rivers Langley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.