Political Science & Government at Tougaloo College

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what Tougaloo College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tougaloo is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi and approximately 775 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Tougaloo.

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.

Tougaloo Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Tougaloo Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Tougaloo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Tougaloo 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
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	72
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	224
	612
	624
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	642
Best Political Science & Government Schools	656
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	741
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	828

Political Science Student Demographics at Tougaloo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Tougaloo College.

Tougaloo Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Tougaloo in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 Tougaloo College with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 MS, the home state for Tougaloo College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Political Science Professors	60	$75,000
Economics Professors	40	$96,740
Economists	40	$75,450

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 MS Dept of Archives and History under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.