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Political Science & Government at The College of New Jersey

Political Science & Government at The College of New Jersey

Every political science & 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 The College of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,783.

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.

TCNJ Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

TCNJ Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at TCNJ 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 TCNJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at The College of New Jersey.

TCNJ Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at TCNJ 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 The College of New Jersey with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 The College of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 29

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 NJ, the home state for The College of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Economics Professors 340 $117,220
Economists 180 $100,500

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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