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Political Science & Government at Oakwood University

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Political Science & Government at Oakwood University

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

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 1,374. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Oakwood.

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.

Oakwood Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Oakwood Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Oakwood compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Oakwood 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 Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 216
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 741
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 828

Political Science Student Demographics at Oakwood

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

Oakwood Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Oakwood awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Oakwood University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Political Science Professors 150 $76,380
Economics Professors 130 $114,020
Economists 50 $103,740

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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