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Political Science & Government at University of St. Thomas

Political Science & Government at University of St. Thomas

If you are interested in studying political science & government, you may want to check out the program at University of St. Thomas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year.

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.

UST Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UST Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UST 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 UST

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

UST Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 St. Thomas 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 6
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of St. Thomas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 13

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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Political Science Professors 1,910 $81,070
Economics Professors 1,020 $115,240
Economists 830 $106,480
Political Scientists 220 $87,610

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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