Political Science & Government at Saint Louis University

Every political science & government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Saint Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 12,229.

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.

SLU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

SLU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at SLU 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 SLU

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

SLU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SLU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of political science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from SLU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Louis University with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	42

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Economists	250	$112,240
Political Science Professors	220	$85,510
Economics Professors	180	$108,240

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.