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Political Science & Government at University of South Carolina - Aiken

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

UofSC Aiken is located in Aiken, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,944. Of the 602 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Aiken in 2021, 5 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.

UofSC Aiken Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UofSC Aiken Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at UofSC Aiken 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 UofSC Aiken 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 201
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348
Best Political Science & Government Schools 450
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 822
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 857
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools 886
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 961

Political Science Student Demographics at UofSC Aiken

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

UofSC Aiken Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UofSC Aiken 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 South Carolina - Aiken with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Aiken.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Managers 1,760 $100,890
Political Science Professors 130 $82,140
Economists 90 $68,550
Economics Professors 50 $70,190

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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