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Political Science & Government at Orange Coast College

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Political Science & Government at Orange Coast 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 Orange Coast College stacks up to those at other schools.

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 18,125.

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.

Orange Coast College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

Orange Coast College Political Science & Government Rankings

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Political Science Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

51% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Orange Coast College with a associate's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Orange Coast College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
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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