Political Science & Government at Niagara University

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 Niagara University stacks up to those at other schools.

Niagara is located in Niagara University, New York and approximately 3,544 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Niagara.

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.

Niagara Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Niagara Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Niagara compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Niagara 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	16
Best Political Science & Government Schools	73
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	173
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	686

Political Science Student Demographics at Niagara

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Niagara University.

Niagara Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Niagara 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 Niagara University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Niagara also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Criminology

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 NY, the home state for Niagara University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Political Science Professors	1,680	$125,360
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.