Political Science & Government at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from USFCA.

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.

USFCA Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

USFCA Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at USFCA 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
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	541

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from USFCA Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at USFCA is $38,767. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from USFCA. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Demography & Population Studies
• 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 Francisco.

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.