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Political Science at University of Rochester

Political Science at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 11,741.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

University of Rochester Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

University of Rochester Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at University of Rochester is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at University of Rochester

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at University of Rochester.

University of Rochester Political Science Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci at University of Rochester 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 Rochester with a bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 42
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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