Political Science & Government at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,677 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Vermont in 2021, 107 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.

UVM Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UVM Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how UVM 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 UVM 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from UVM Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UVM is $37,373. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UVM. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UVM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	93
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Economics

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Managers	570	$105,950
Economists	70	$96,620

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.