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Political Science at University of Colorado Boulder

Political Science at University of Colorado Boulder

If you are interested in studying political science, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Boulder. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 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.

CU - Boulder Political Science Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at CU - Boulder 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Political Science Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at CU - Boulder 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 Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 203
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

CU - Boulder Political Science Master’s Program

50% Women
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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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Political Science Professors 320 $82,870

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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