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Political Science & Government at San Jose State University

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Political Science & Government at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from San Jose State.

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 Jose State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

San Jose State Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at San Jose State 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 San Jose State 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
156

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from San Jose State Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $36,650. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from San Jose State. About 47% were men and 53% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 15
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

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 Jose 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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