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Political Science & Government at Rio Hondo College

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Political Science & Government at Rio Hondo College

If you are interested in studying political science and government, you may want to check out the program at Rio Hondo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 15,692.

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.

RHCCD Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

RHCCD Political Science & Government Rankings

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Political Science Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

35% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Hondo College with a associate's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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