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Political Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

Political Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Political Science Degrees Available

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

UCSB Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UCSB 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Political Science Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 105
White 134
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 40

UCSB Political Science Master’s Program

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

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In the poly sci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
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 - Santa Barbara.

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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