Political Science & Government at Rider University

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rider University in 2021, 15 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.

Rider Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Rider Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Rider 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 Rider 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
	164
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	549
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	667
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	712

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from Rider Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rider is $37,933. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

The political science program at Rider awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Rider 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rider 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

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.