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Political Science & Government at Shaw University

Political Science & Government at Shaw University

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

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,283.

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.

Shaw University Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Shaw University Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Shaw University 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 Shaw University

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

Shaw University Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Shaw University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shaw University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 4

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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Economics Professors 580 $106,080
Political Science Professors 440 $90,070
Economists 230 $81,470

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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