Political Science & Government at Saint Peter’s University

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

Saint Peter's College is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 3,197 students attend the school each year. Of the 550 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Peter's University in 2021, 6 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

Saint Peter’s College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Saint Peter’s College Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Saint Peter's College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Saint Peter's College 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	826

Political Science Student Demographics at Saint Peter's College

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

Saint Peter’s College Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from Saint Peter's College in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Peter's University with a bachelor's in political science.

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

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Urban Studies
• Economics
• Sociology
• General Social Sciences

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 NJ, the home state for Saint Peter's University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.