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Political Science & Government at Suffolk County Community College

Political Science & Government at Suffolk County Community College

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at Suffolk County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and has a total student population of 22,570.

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.

Suffolk County Community College Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Political Science

Suffolk County Community College Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Suffolk County Community College.

Suffolk County Community College Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

39% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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Suffolk County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Suffolk County Community College with a associate's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Suffolk County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Suffolk County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Suffolk County Community College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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