Political Science & Government at St John’s University - New York

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if St John's University - New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

STJ is located in Queens, New York and approximately 20,143 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,492 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St John's University - New York in 2021, 61 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

STJ Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

STJ Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at STJ compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at STJ 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
Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
	610
Best Political Science & Government Schools	626

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in political science from STJ. This makes it the #17 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of STJ Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at STJ is $23,874. This is less than $33,089, which is the national average of all political science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Political Science Student Demographics at STJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at St John’s University - New York.

STJ Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from STJ. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 St John's University - New York with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

STJ Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of political science master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% 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 St John's University - New York with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Criminology
• Economics

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 NY, the home state for St John's University - New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Political Science Professors	1,680	$125,360
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Political Scientists	90	$122,440

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 Zeuscgp under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.