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Political Science at University of California - Riverside

Political Science at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

UCR Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

UCR Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UCR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UCR

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at University of California - Riverside.

UCR Political Science Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 136
White 39
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UCR Political Science Master’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from UCR, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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 - Riverside.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
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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