Political Science & Government at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. Of the 8,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 155 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.

SDSU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

SDSU Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at SDSU 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 SDSU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	118
Best Political Science & Government Schools	381

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in political science from SDSU. This makes it the #78 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SDSU Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $30,004. This is less than $33,089, which is the national average of all political science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Political Science Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from SDSU in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	64
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

SDSU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of political science master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from SDSU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Criminology
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology

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 State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.