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Political Science at University at Albany

Political Science at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

UAlbany Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UAlbany 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Political Science Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at UAlbany 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 81
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UAlbany Political Science Master’s Program

53% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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In the poly sci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 3
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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

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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