Political Science & Government at University of St. Thomas

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

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from UST.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	549
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	662

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

The political science program at UST awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UST 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
• Criminology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.