Political Science & Government at Southeastern Louisiana University

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Southeastern Louisiana University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Southeastern.

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.

Southeastern Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Southeastern Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Southeastern performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Southeastern 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	609
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	978

Political Science Student Demographics at Southeastern

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

Southeastern Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from Southeastern. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southeastern also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sociology

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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Economics Professors	60	$101,670
Economists	40	$103,070

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.