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Political Science & Government at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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Political Science & Government at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,888. In 2021, 17 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from ULM.

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.

ULM Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ULM offers distance education options for political science at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

ULM Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at ULM 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.

Earnings of ULM Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at ULM is $26,881. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

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Political Science Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at ULM 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 Louisiana at Monroe with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

ULM also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Managers 9,790 $87,080
Economics Professors 60 $101,670
Economists 40 $103,070

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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