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Political Science at University of Houston

Political Science at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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 Political Science Degrees Available

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

UH Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UH 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Political Science Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 102
White 54
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UH Political Science Master’s Program

86% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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