Political Science & Government at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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 San Antonio stacks up to those at other schools.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from UTSA.

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.

UTSA Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UTSA Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at UTSA 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
	131
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	306
	488
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Best Political Science & Government Schools	539

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

Earnings of UTSA Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $28,626. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UTSA, about 59% were men and 41% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UTSA Political Science & Government Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 political science majors earned their master's degree from UTSA. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology

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 San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.