Political Science & Government at University of Denver

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 Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from DU.

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.

DU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

DU Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at DU 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 DU 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	672
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	715

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from DU Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at DU is $34,377. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from DU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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

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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Political Science Professors	320	$82,870
Economics Professors	290	$104,530
Economists	220	$104,350

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.