Political Science & Government at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

University of the District of Columbia Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at University of the District of Columbia 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 University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 the District of Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	38

Related Majors

• Urban Studies

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Economists	6,380	$134,260
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Political Science Professors	1,160	$127,410
Economics Professors	230	$110,350

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.