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Political Science & Government at Lake Forest College

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Political Science & Government at Lake Forest College

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

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 1,583 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Lake Forest.

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.

Lake Forest Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Lake Forest Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 Lake Forest 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
75
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 79
80
Best Political Science & Government Schools 84
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools 93
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 393
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools 413
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 424

Earnings of Lake Forest Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lake Forest is $44,630. This is 35% higher than $33,089, which is the national average for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Lake Forest

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

Lake Forest Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Lake Forest awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 IL, the home state for Lake Forest College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Political Science Professors 540 $89,860
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690
Political Scientists 50 $80,520

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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