Political Science & Government at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

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.

SMC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Political Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Political Science

SMC Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

49% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	40
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 Santa Monica College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	183

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 Monica 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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