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Political Science at New York University

Political Science at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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.

NYU Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

NYU Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at NYU 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Political Science Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 40
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 54
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

NYU Political Science Master’s Program

45% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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