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Political Science at Orange Coast College

Political Science at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study political science, take a look at what Orange Coast College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 section at the bottom of this page.

Orange Coast College Political Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Poly Sci

Orange Coast College Political Science Rankings

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Political Science Associate’s Program

43% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of poly sci associate's degrees went to men and 43% 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 poly sci graduates 5% 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 19
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Orange Coast 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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