Political Science & Government at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 5,007. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from SUNY Old Westbury.

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 Old Westbury Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

SUNY Old Westbury Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at SUNY Old Westbury 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 SUNY Old Westbury 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
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	71
	76
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	219

Political Science Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from SUNY Old Westbury in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Old Westbury with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Criminology

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 Old Westbury.

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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.