Political Science & Government at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 453 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UCSD Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at UCSD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at UCSD 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
Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
	56
Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools	61
Best Political Science & Government Schools	196
	505

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in political science from UCSD. This makes it the #61 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSD Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $28,579. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 453 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from UCSD in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	155
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UCSD Political Science & Government Master’s Program

Of the 9 political science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSD, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UCSD, 56% were white. This is typical 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 - San Diego with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 - San Diego.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.