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Political Science at University of Maryland - College Park

Political Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

UMCP Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UMCP 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Political Science Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at UMCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 30
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 184
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

UMCP Political Science Master’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Political Science Professors 270 $102,500
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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