Political Science & Government at San Diego Mesa College

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

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and approximately 20,693 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Diego Mesa College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Political Science

San Diego Mesa College Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

48% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego Mesa College with a associate's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego Mesa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	45

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 San Diego Mesa College.

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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