Political Science & Government at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Every political science and 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 University of Tennessee - Chattanooga stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from UT Chattanooga.

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.

UT Chattanooga Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UT Chattanooga Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at UT Chattanooga 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
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	278
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	359

Earnings of UT Chattanooga Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Chattanooga is $30,709. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Chattanooga, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UT Chattanooga 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 University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Other Social Sciences

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Political Science Professors	170	$89,080
Economics Professors	160	$130,170
Economists	60	$83,350

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.