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Political Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

Political Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Political Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Poly Sci (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

Purdue Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Purdue 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Political Science Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 75
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Purdue Political Science Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in poly sci.

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

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Political Science Professors 210 $97,460

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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