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Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

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.

SIUE Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

SIUE Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at SIUE 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 SIUE

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

SIUE Political Science Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at SIUE are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Political Science Professors 540 $89,860
Political Scientists 50 $80,520

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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