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Political Science & Government at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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Political Science & Government at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - Baltimore County is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from UMBC.

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.

UMBC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UMBC Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UMBC 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.

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from UMBC Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMBC is $35,372. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 39
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UMBC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Economists 700 $116,870
Political Science Professors 270 $102,500
Economics Professors 230 $119,300
Political Scientists 90 $123,150

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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