Political Science & Government at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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 Lenoir - Rhyne University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 2,686 students attend the school each year. Of the 367 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lenoir - Rhyne University in 2021, 4 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.

Lenoir - Rhyne University Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Lenoir - Rhyne University Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Lenoir - Rhyne University 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 Lenoir - Rhyne 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 Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	899

Political Science Student Demographics at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lenoir - Rhyne University, about 50% were men and 50% were 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 Lenoir - Rhyne University with a bachelor's in political science.

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

Lenoir - Rhyne 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

• International Relations & National Security
• 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 NC, the home state for Lenoir - Rhyne University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Political Science Professors	440	$90,070
Economists	230	$81,470

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.