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Political Science & Government at University of Rhode Island

Political Science & Government at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

URI Political Science & Government 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.

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

56% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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About 76% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 65
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 87

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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