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Political Science & Government at Lewis & Clark College

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

Lewis and Clark College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,157 students attend the school each year. Of the 463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lewis & Clark College in 2021, 12 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.

Lewis and Clark College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Lewis and Clark College Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 Lewis and Clark College 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
503
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 513
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 609
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 686

Political Science Student Demographics at Lewis and Clark College

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

Lewis and Clark College Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Lewis and Clark College 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 Lewis & Clark College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Lewis and Clark College 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 OR, the home state for Lewis & Clark College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Political Science Professors 260 $86,280
Economists 220 $87,420
Economics Professors 130 $110,860

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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