Political Science & Government at The University of Texas at Arlington

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 Texas at Arlington stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. Of the 8,852 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2021, 65 of them were political science and government majors.

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 Arlington Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UT Arlington Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UT Arlington 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in political science from UT Arlington. This makes it the #92 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Arlington Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $29,298. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Arlington Political Science & Government Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Political Science & Government from UT Arlington in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics

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 The University of Texas at Arlington.

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.