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Political Science & Government at Sacred Heart University

Political Science & Government at Sacred Heart University

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Sacred Heart University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 9,313 students attend the school each year.

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.

Sacred Heart Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Sacred Heart Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Sacred Heart University.

Sacred Heart Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University 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 2
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sacred Heart University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 15

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Political Science Professors 260 $79,650
Economics Professors 240 $98,870
Economists 140 $95,450

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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