Political Science & Government at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UK Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UK 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.

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.

Political Science Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	76
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UK Political Science & Government Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UK, 63% 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 Kentucky with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	128

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Economics Professors	190	$85,500
Political Science Professors	110	$91,440

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.