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Political Science at University of Maine

Political Science at University of Maine

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 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.

UMaine Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Online Classes Are Available at UMaine

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMaine offers distance education options for poly sci at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UMaine Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UMaine 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Political Science Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at UMaine 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 Maine with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Managers 1,380 $96,570
Political Science Professors 80 $85,990
Political Scientists 40 $72,850

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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