Political Science & Government at University of Scranton

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 Scranton stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,957. Of the 885 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Scranton in 2021, 12 of them were political science and government majors.

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.

University of Scranton Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

University of Scranton Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at University of Scranton 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 University of Scranton

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

University of Scranton Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from University of Scranton in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at University of Scranton 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 Scranton with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• International Relations & National Security

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 PA, the home state for University of Scranton.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Political Science Professors	540	$100,620
Political Scientists	100	$102,110

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 Scanlan of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.