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Political Science at University of Iowa

Political Science at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 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.

Iowa Political Science Degrees Available

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

Iowa Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Iowa 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Political Science Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 113
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Iowa Political Science Master’s Program

83% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from Iowa, 67% 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 Iowa with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 2
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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Political Science Professors 130 $99,780

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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