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Political Science & Government at Modesto Junior College

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Political Science & Government at Modesto Junior College

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

MJC is located in Modesto, California and has a total student population of 16,365.

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.

MJC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

MJC Political Science & Government Rankings

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Political Science Student Demographics at MJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Modesto Junior College.

MJC Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

70% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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MJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Modesto Junior College with a associate's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for Modesto Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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