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Political Science at Occidental College

Political Science at Occidental College

What traits are you looking for in a poly sci school? To help you decide if Occidental College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poly sci program.

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 1,839.

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.

Oxy Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Oxy Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Oxy 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 Oxy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Occidental College.

Oxy Political Science Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Oxy 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 Occidental College 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 5
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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