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Political Science & Government at Radford University

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Political Science & Government at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. In 2021, 23 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

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.

Radford Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Radford Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Radford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Radford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 510
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools 723

Earnings of Radford Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $25,483. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Radford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Radford University.

Radford Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Radford University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Radford also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Political Scientists 1,030 $128,590
Economics Professors 440 $101,290

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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