Political Science & Government at Virginia Wesleyan University

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in political science from VWU.

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.

VWU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

VWU Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 VWU 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 Focused Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	111
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools	598

Political Science Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VWU, about 38% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences

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 Wesleyan 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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.