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Political Science & Government at SUNY Cortland

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Political Science & Government at SUNY Cortland

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if SUNY Cortland is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832. Of the 1,739 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland in 2021, 30 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.

SUNY Cortland Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

SUNY Cortland Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Cortland performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at SUNY Cortland 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 Popular Political Science & Government Schools 386
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools 482

Political Science Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY Cortland Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at SUNY Cortland are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 SUNY Cortland.

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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