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Political Science & Government at Texas State University

Political Science & Government at Texas State University

If you plan to study political science & government, take a look at what Texas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year.

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.

Texas State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

Texas State Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Texas State 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 66
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Texas State Political Science & Government Master’s Program

18% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of political science master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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Of the students who received a political science master's degree from Texas State, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Texas State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 170

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Political Science Professors 1,910 $81,070
Economics Professors 1,020 $115,240
Economists 830 $106,480
Political Scientists 220 $87,610

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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