Political Science & Government at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 44 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound.

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.

Puget Sound Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Puget Sound Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Puget Sound 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
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
	539
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	589

Earnings of Puget Sound Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $28,059. This is less than $33,089, which is the national average of all political science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Political Science Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from Puget Sound in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology & Anthropology
• Economics

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Political Science Professors	440	$86,630
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Political Scientists	110	$84,480

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.