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Political Science & Government at Santa Clara University

Political Science & Government at Santa Clara University

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at Santa Clara University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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.

SCU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

SCU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at SCU 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at SCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 50
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 102

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 Santa Clara 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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