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Political Science & Government at Louisiana Tech University

Political Science & Government at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year.

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.

Louisiana Tech Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Louisiana Tech Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Louisiana Tech 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 30

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Managers 9,790 $87,080
Economics Professors 60 $101,670
Economists 40 $103,070

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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