Political Science & Government at Texas Woman’s University

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

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 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.

TWU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

TWU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at TWU 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 TWU

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

TWU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Woman's University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TWU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of political science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Texas Woman's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	26

Related Majors

• Sociology

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 Woman's 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.