Political Science & Government at Reed College

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

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 1,385 students attend the school each year. Of the 327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Reed College in 2021, 12 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

Reed Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Reed Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Reed 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
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	153
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	609
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	686

Political Science Student Demographics at Reed

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

Reed Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Reed. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Reed College with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Economics
• Anthropology

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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Political Science Professors	260	$86,280
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.