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Political Science & Government at Utah Valley University

Political Science & Government at Utah Valley 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 Valley University stacks up to those at other schools.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UVU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at UVU 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 Valley University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 41
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science 39

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 Valley 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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