Political Science & Government at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. Of the 1,933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 31 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

UCA Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UCA Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how UCA performed in these rankings.

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 UCA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
	600
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	649

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from UCA Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $25,699. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at University of Central Arkansas.

UCA Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from UCA in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UCA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCA also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Sociology
• Criminology

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Economists	90	$75,380
Political Science Professors	60	$81,780
Economics Professors	40	$94,750

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.