Political Science at University of Houston - Downtown

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 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.

UH Downtown Political Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

UH Downtown Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UH Downtown 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Political Science Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 poly sci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 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
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
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