Political Science & Government at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,078. Of the 1,043 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University in 2021, 36 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

North Carolina Central University Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

North Carolina Central University Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how North Carolina Central University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at North Carolina Central University 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
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	352
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	592

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from North Carolina Central University Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at North Carolina Central University is $28,493. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from North Carolina Central University. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 North Carolina Central University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Political Science Professors	440	$90,070
Economists	230	$81,470

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 RDUpedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.