Political Science & Government at Sweet Briar College

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Sweet Briar College stacks up to those at other schools.

Sweet Briar is located in Sweet Briar, Virginia and has a total student population of 362. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from Sweet Briar.

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.

Sweet Briar Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Sweet Briar Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Sweet Briar 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 Sweet Briar 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 Focused Political Science & Government Schools	20
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	810
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	912

Political Science Student Demographics at Sweet Briar

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Sweet Briar College.

Sweet Briar Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Sweet Briar in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Sweet Briar College with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Sweet Briar College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590
Economics Professors	440	$101,290

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 Elwsbc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.