Political Science & Government at Truman State University

If you are interested in studying political science and government, you may want to check out the program at Truman State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,154 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Truman State University in 2021, 32 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

Truman State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Truman State Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how Truman State 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 Truman State 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
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Best Political Science & Government Schools	198
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	257
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
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Political Science Student Demographics at Truman State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Truman State University.

Truman State Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Truman State in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Truman State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Truman State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Truman State 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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Economists	250	$112,240
Political Science Professors	220	$85,510
Economics Professors	180	$108,240

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.