Political Science at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.

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.

RHCCD Political Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Poly Sci

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? RHCCD offers distance education options for poly sci at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

RHCCD Political Science Rankings

Poly Sci Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Political Science Associate’s Program

38% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of poly sci associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in poly sci graduates 50% 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 poly sci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
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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