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Political Science & Government at Valdosta State University

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Political Science & Government at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and has a total student population of 12,304. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from VSU.

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.

VSU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

VSU Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at VSU 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 412

Political Science Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from VSU. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Managers 14,480 $118,060
Economists 330 $111,570
Political Science Professors 260 $101,720
Economics Professors 180 $101,590

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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