Political Science & Government at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

NMSU Main Campus Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at NMSU Main Campus 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 NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NMSU Main Campus Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of political science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in political science.

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	48

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Sociology

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Managers	2,850	$96,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.