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Political Science & Government at Roanoke College

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Political Science & Government at Roanoke College

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

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,920. Of the 458 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College in 2021, 20 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.

Roanoke Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Roanoke Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Roanoke performed in these rankings.

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 Roanoke 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
55
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools 108
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 355
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools 368
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 516

Earnings of Roanoke Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Roanoke is $44,873. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from Roanoke in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Roanoke 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 Roanoke College.

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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