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Political Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

Political Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a poly sci school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poly sci program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 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.

RIT Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

RIT Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at RIT 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 RIT

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

RIT 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 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
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 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
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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