Political Science & Government at University of San Diego

Every political science and 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 San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 63 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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.

USD Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

USD Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at USD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 USD 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
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How Much Do Political Science Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $32,411. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	31
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• 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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Economics Professors	700	$139,050
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.