Political Science & Government at University of Lynchburg

If you are interested in studying political science and government, you may want to check out the program at University of Lynchburg. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 2,692 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Lynchburg.

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.

Lynchburg Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Lynchburg Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Lynchburg compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Lynchburg 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
	390
	398
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	464
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	818

Political Science Student Demographics at Lynchburg

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

Lynchburg Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Lynchburg in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Lynchburg 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 University of Lynchburg with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lynchburg also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Economics
• Criminology

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 University of Lynchburg.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Imaginegod614 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.