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Political Science at The University of Texas at Austin

Political Science at The University of Texas at Austin

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci program at The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

UT Austin Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Political Science Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 Austin with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 125
White 145
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UT Austin Political Science Master’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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 Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Political Science Professors 1,910 $81,070
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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