Political Science & Government at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year.

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.

UofL Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UofL Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UofL 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 UofL

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

UofL Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofL Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of political science master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UofL, 75% 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 Louisville with a master's in political science.

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	84

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Sociology

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 Louisville.

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.