Political Science & Government at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNOMAHA Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

UNOMAHA Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UNOMAHA 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UNOMAHA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNOMAHA Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of political science master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UNOMAHA, 93% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Omaha with a master's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska at Omaha. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	71
American Government & Politics (United States)	3

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Sociology

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Economics Professors	110	$99,920
Political Science Professors	90	$72,280
Economists	30	$81,010

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beatmastermatt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.