Political Science & Government at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from URI.

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.

URI Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

URI Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at URI 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	359
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	548

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from URI Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $36,010. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from URI, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660
Political Science Professors	110	$122,390
Economics Professors	100	$156,620

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.