Political Science & Government at University of the Cumberlands

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 the Cumberlands stacks up to those at other schools.

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and has a total student population of 19,110. Of the 799 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Cumberlands in 2021, 3 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.

Cumberlands Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Cumberlands Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science progam at Cumberlands compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at Cumberlands 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 Popular Political Science & Government Schools	1,062
Most Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,065
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	1,216

Political Science Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Cumberlands with a bachelor's in political science.

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

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

Related Majors

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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Economics Professors	190	$85,500
Political Science Professors	110	$91,440

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.