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Political Science & Government at University of California - Santa Cruz

Political Science & Government at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

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 Santa Cruz Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UC Santa Cruz Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UC Santa Cruz 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

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

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 44
White 59
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 201

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 - Santa Cruz.

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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