Political Science & Government at Utah State University

Every political science & 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 Utah State University stacks up to those at other schools.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 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.

USU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

USU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at USU 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 USU

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

USU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of political science master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from USU, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Utah State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	57

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Economics Professors	160	$117,380
Economists	90	$88,280
Political Science Professors	70	$83,350

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.