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Political Science & Government at Las Positas College

Political Science & Government at Las Positas College

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at Las Positas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Las Positas College is located in Livermore, California and approximately 8,005 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.

Las Positas College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

Las Positas College Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Las Positas College

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

Las Positas College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

59% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Las Positas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Las Positas College with a associate's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Las Positas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 21

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 CA, the home state for Las Positas College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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