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Political Science & Government at Los Angeles Southwest College

Political Science & Government at Los Angeles Southwest College

If you plan to study political science & government, take a look at what Los Angeles Southwest College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Los Angeles Southwest College is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 5,216.

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.

Los Angeles Southwest College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

Los Angeles Southwest College Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Los Angeles Southwest College

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

Los Angeles Southwest College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

29% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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Los Angeles Southwest College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 60% 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 Southwest College with a associate's in political science.

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Los Angeles Southwest College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 7

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 Southwest 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

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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