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Political Science & Government at University of California - Berkeley

Political Science & Government at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 105
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 127
White 125
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

UC Berkeley Political Science & Government Master’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of political science master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 537

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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