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Political Science at Northern Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Political Science, consider the program at Northern Michigan University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Michigan University sits in Marquette, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 political science degrees were granted at Northern Michigan University.

Online & Distance Learning at Northern Michigan University

Distance learning is available at Northern Michigan University. Among 7,409 students, 967 (13%) studied exclusively online and 1,633 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Political Science graduates at Northern Michigan University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Political Science graduates at Northern Michigan University are 53% women (10) and 47% men (9).

Political Science Bachelor’s Program at Northern Michigan University

Among the 19 bachelor’s political science graduates at Northern Michigan University, 53% were women (10) and 47% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Michigan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Michigan University, lower than the national average of 41%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Political Science Graduates

Graduates of the Political Science program at Northern Michigan University go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Political Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Political Scientists	$71,521
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,472

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.