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Political Science & Government at United States Military Academy

Political Science & Government at United States Military Academy

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at United States Military Academy. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Point is located in West Point, New York and approximately 4,536 students attend the school each year.

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.

West Point Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

West Point Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at West Point 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at West Point 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 United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from United States Military Academy. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
American Government & Politics (United States) 15

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 NY, the home state for United States Military Academy.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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