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Political Science at Northern Kentucky University

Political Science at Northern Kentucky University

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci program at Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 students attend the school each year.

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.

NKU Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

NKU Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at NKU 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Political Science Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Political Science Professors 110 $91,440

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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