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Political Science & Government at University of Southern California

Political Science & Government at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

USC Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at USC 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 USC

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

USC Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 46
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 121
Political Economy 29

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 Southern California.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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