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Political Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Political Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci program at University of Massachusetts - Boston stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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.

UMass Boston Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

UMass Boston Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Political Science Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 23
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Political Science Professors 1,020 $136,210
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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