Political Science & Government at University of Oregon

Every political science & government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at University of Oregon stacks up to those at other schools.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 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.

UO Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UO Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UO 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	127
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UO Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of political science master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Oregon. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	215

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics
• General Social Sciences

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Political Science Professors	260	$86,280
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.