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Political Science & Government at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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Political Science & Government at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,801 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Boston in 2021, 71 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

UMass Boston Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UMass Boston Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at UMass Boston compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at UMass Boston 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 171
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 362

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from UMass Boston Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $39,273. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% 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 UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UMass Boston. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 31
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UMass Boston 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Economists 1,150 $117,680
Political Science Professors 1,020 $136,210
Economics Professors 870 $125,120
Political Scientists 50 $88,120

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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