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Political Science & Government at Messiah University

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Political Science & Government at Messiah University

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

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,370. Of the 654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Messiah University in 2021, 9 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

Messiah Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Messiah Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Messiah 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 Messiah

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

Messiah Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Messiah in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Messiah 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 Messiah University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Economics Professors 710 $131,060
Economists 610 $87,630
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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