Political Science & Government at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from UH Downtown.

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.

UH Downtown Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UH Downtown Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at UH Downtown 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	305
	584
Best Political Science & Government Schools	612

Earnings of UH Downtown Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $26,481. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from UH Downtown in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Sociology

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Political Science Professors	1,910	$81,070
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Political Scientists	220	$87,610

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.