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Political Science at Mercyhurst University

Political Science at Mercyhurst University

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci program at Mercyhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

Mercyhurst Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Mercyhurst Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Mercyhurst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Mercyhurst University.

Mercyhurst Political Science Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Political Science Professors 540 $100,620
Political Scientists 100 $102,110

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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