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

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Saint Mary's College of California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and has a total student population of 3,439. In 2021, 25 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from SMC.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how SMC performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	583

Earnings of SMC Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMC is $33,089. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allpolitical science bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from SMC in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMC also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smcj0001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.