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Political Science & Government at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Political Science & Government at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158. In 2021, 17 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from RIT.

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.

RIT Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

RIT Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at RIT 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from RIT in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

RIT 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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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