Political Science & Government at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Oberlin.

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.

Oberlin Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Oberlin Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Oberlin performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Oberlin 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	58
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	59
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Political Science & Government Schools	81
	108
	113
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232

Political Science Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

The political science program at Oberlin awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Economics

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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Political Science Professors	530	$96,840
Economics Professors	470	$109,960
Economists	140	$125,490

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 Matthew Trump under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.