Political Science & Government at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Syracuse Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Syracuse 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	91
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Syracuse Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of political science master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	198

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security

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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.