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Political Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

Political Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

If you plan to study political science, take a look at what The University of Texas at Dallas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year.

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 Dallas Political Science Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UT Dallas 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Political Science Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UT Dallas Political Science Master’s Program

47% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 47% 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 Dallas with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Dallas.

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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