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Political Science at The University of Texas at El Paso

Political Science at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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.

UTEP Political Science Degrees Available

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

UTEP Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UTEP 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Political Science Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 58
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UTEP Political Science Master’s Program

11% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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In the poly sci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 2
International Students 1
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 El Paso.

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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