Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Political Science & Government at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Political Science & Government at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every political science & 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UAB Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UAB 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 UAB

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

UAB Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

undefined

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in political science.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 27

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Political Science Professors 150 $76,380
Economics Professors 130 $114,020
Economists 50 $103,740

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.