Political Science & Government at University of Northern Iowa

If you are interested in studying political science and government, you may want to check out the program at University of Northern Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from UNI.

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.

UNI Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UNI Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how UNI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at UNI 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
	320
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	631

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from UNI Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $30,786. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from UNI in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Economics
• Criminology

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Economics Professors	150	$133,600
Political Science Professors	130	$99,780
Economists	60	$87,530

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.