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Political Science at Pacific Lutheran University

Political Science at Pacific Lutheran University

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

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.

PLU Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

PLU Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at PLU 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 PLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Pacific Lutheran University.

PLU Political Science Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at PLU 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Political Science Professors 440 $86,630
Political Scientists 110 $84,480

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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