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Political Science & Government at Los Angeles Pierce College

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Political Science & Government at Los Angeles Pierce 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 Los Angeles Pierce College stacks up to those at other schools.

Pierce College is located in Woodland Hills, California and has a total student population of 17,521.

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.

Pierce College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

Pierce College Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Pierce College

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

Pierce College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in political science at Pierce College are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Pierce College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles Pierce 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 10
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Los Angeles Pierce 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

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*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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