Political Science & Government at St Lawrence University

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

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and has a total student population of 2,319. Of the 725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Lawrence University in 2021, 67 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.

St. Lawrence Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

St. Lawrence Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at St. Lawrence 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 Focused Political Science & Government Schools	23
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Best Political Science & Government Schools	130
	140
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	196
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	545
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	563

Earnings of St. Lawrence Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Lawrence is $40,977. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at St. Lawrence

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

St. Lawrence Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from St. Lawrence. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

St. Lawrence 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
• Sociology
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 Lawrence University.

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.