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Political Science at SUNY New Paltz

Political Science at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

SUNY New Paltz Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Political Science Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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