Political Science & Government at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year.

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.

NAU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

NAU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at NAU 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 NAU

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

NAU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at NAU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NAU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of political science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in political science.

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Northern Arizona University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	71

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Economists	150	$93,350
Political Science Professors	120	$81,700

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.