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Political Science & Government at Saint Mary's College of California

Political Science & Government at Saint Mary’s College of California

If you plan to study political science & government, take a look at what Saint Mary's College of California has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and has a total student population of 3,439.

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.

SMC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

SMC Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at SMC 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 SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California 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 5
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Mary's College of California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 25

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 CA, the home state for Saint Mary's College of California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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