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Political Science & Government at Loras College

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Political Science & Government at Loras College

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 Loras College stacks up to those at other schools.

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 1,404 students attend the school each year. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loras College in 2021, 8 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.

Loras Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Loras Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Loras 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 Loras 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
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 286
Best Political Science & Government Schools 290
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 314
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Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 741

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from Loras Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loras is $29,535. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Loras

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

Loras Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Loras awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Loras 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 IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Economics Professors 150 $133,600
Political Science Professors 130 $99,780
Economists 60 $87,530

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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