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Political Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Political Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Political Science Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Political Science Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 234
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

UNC Chapel Hill Political Science Master’s Program

39% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 70% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Political Science Professors 440 $90,070

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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