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Political Science at University of California - San Diego

Political Science at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study political science, 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.

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.

UCSD Political Science Degrees Available

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

UCSD Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UCSD 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Political Science Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 51
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 115
White 107
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

UCSD Political Science Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the poly sci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better 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 master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 - San Diego.

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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