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Political Science & Government at Longwood University

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Political Science & Government at Longwood 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 Longwood University stacks up to those at other schools.

Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and approximately 4,841 students attend the school each year. Of the 777 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Longwood University in 2021, 19 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.

Longwood Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Longwood Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Longwood 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 Longwood 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 Schools 361
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 483
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 539

Political Science Student Demographics at Longwood

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

Longwood Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Longwood 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 Longwood University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Longwood 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 VA, the home state for Longwood University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Political Scientists 1,030 $128,590
Economics Professors 440 $101,290

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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