Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Political Science at University of Nevada - Reno

Political Science at University of Nevada - Reno

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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR Political Science Degrees Available

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

UNR Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UNR 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Political Science Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

undefined

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at UNR 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in poly sci.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 43
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UNR Political Science Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from UNR, 67% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in poly sci.

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

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Managers 7,120 $102,060

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.