Political Science & Government at University of Illinois at Springfield

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

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,146.

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.

UIS Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UIS Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UIS 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UIS 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 Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIS Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of political science master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UIS, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Springfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	38

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology & Anthropology

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Political Science Professors	540	$89,860
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690
Political Scientists	50	$80,520

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.