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Political Science at Mississippi State University

Political Science at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Mississippi State Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Mississippi State 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #112 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Political Science Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 49
International Students 0
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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Managers 1,230 $82,230
Political Science Professors 60 $75,000

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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