Political Science & Government at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying political science and government, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 201 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.

VCU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

VCU Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at VCU 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
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	464

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $32,107. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.

Political Science Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 201 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	95
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590
Economics Professors	440	$101,290

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.