Political Science & Government at Southern Connecticut State University

If you plan to study political science & government, take a look at what Southern Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331.

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.

SCSU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

SCSU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at SCSU 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 SCSU

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

SCSU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SCSU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of political science master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in political science.

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	36

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Political Science Professors	260	$79,650
Economics Professors	240	$98,870
Economists	140	$95,450

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.