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Political Science at Roanoke College

Political Science at Roanoke College

If you plan to study political science, 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 approximately 1,920 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.

Roanoke Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Roanoke Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Roanoke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke Political Science Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for Roanoke College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Political Scientists 1,030 $128,590

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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