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Political Science & Government at University of Miami

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Political Science & Government at University of Miami

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

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a total student population of 17,809. Of the 3,348 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Miami in 2021, 100 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.

U Miami Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

U Miami Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at U Miami 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
435
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools 603

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from U Miami Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at U Miami is $32,000. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

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Political Science Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at U Miami awarded 100 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Miami with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 47
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

U Miami 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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Political Science Professors 410 $93,470
Economics Professors 340 $116,920
Economists 240 $105,230
Political Scientists 40 $95,120

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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