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Political Science at Shepherd University

Political Science at Shepherd University

What traits are you looking for in a poly sci school? To help you decide if Shepherd University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poly sci program.

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

Shepherd University Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Shepherd University Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Shepherd University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Shepherd University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Shepherd University.

Shepherd University Political Science Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Shepherd University with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Political Science Professors 90 $54,150

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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