Political Science & Government at Samford University

Every political science and 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 Samford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Samford.

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.

Samford Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Samford Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 Samford 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 Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	640

Political Science Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Samford in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Political Science Professors	150	$76,380
Economics Professors	130	$114,020
Economists	50	$103,740

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.