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Political Science at Swarthmore College

Political Science at Swarthmore College

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

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437.

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.

Swarthmore Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Swarthmore Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore

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

Swarthmore Political Science Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Political Science Professors 540 $100,620
Political Scientists 100 $102,110

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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