Political Science & Government at South Texas College

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if South Texas College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

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.

South Texas College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Political Science

South Texas College Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at South Texas College

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

South Texas College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

91% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 South Texas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	13

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Political Science Professors	1,910	$81,070
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Political Scientists	220	$87,610

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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