Political Science & Government at Norwich University

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Norwich University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

Norwich is located in Northfield, Vermont and approximately 3,975 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Norwich.

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.

Norwich Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Norwich Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Norwich 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 Norwich 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
	143
	149
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from Norwich Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Norwich is $38,870. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Norwich

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

Norwich Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Norwich. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Norwich are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security

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 VT, the home state for Norwich University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Managers	570	$105,950
Economists	70	$96,620

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 Zuejay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.