Political Science & Government at University of Houston

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if University of Houston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 226 of them were political science and government majors.

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 Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science
• Doctorate Degree in Political Science

UH Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UH 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in political science from UH. This makes it the #145 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UH Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $31,388. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	48
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UH Political Science & Government Master’s Program

Of the 3 political science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UH, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

UH also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics

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.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.