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Political Science at Mount Holyoke College

Political Science at Mount Holyoke College

If you plan to study political science, take a look at what Mount Holyoke College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 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.

Mt. Holyoke Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Mt. Holyoke Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Mount Holyoke College.

Mt. Holyoke Political Science Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Mt. Holyoke are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 16
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Political Science Professors 1,020 $136,210
Political Scientists 50 $88,120

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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