Political Science & Government at Texas Woman’s University

If you plan to study political science and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from TWU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how TWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	107
	112
Best Political Science & Government Schools	312
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	426
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	907

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in political science from TWU. This makes it the #145 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from TWU. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

TWU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 political science majors earned their master's degree from TWU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 61% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.