Political Science & Government at University of Charleston

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at University of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and approximately 2,967 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from UC.

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 Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UC Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at UC 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 Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	570
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	686

Political Science Student Demographics at UC

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

UC Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for University of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Political Science Professors	90	$54,150
Economics Professors	60	$90,800
Economists	50	$68,430

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.