Political Science & Government at Saint Vincent College

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

Saint Vincent is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,634. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Saint Vincent.

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 Vincent Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Saint Vincent Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Saint Vincent 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 Vincent 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
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
	111
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532

Political Science Student Demographics at Saint Vincent

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

Saint Vincent Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Saint Vincent 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 Vincent College with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Criminology

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 PA, the home state for Saint Vincent College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Political Science Professors	540	$100,620
Political Scientists	100	$102,110

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 Rafael Puerto under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.