Political Science at West Valley College

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci program at West Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and approximately 7,513 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

West Valley College Political Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Poly Sci

West Valley College Political Science Rankings

Poly Sci Student Demographics at West Valley College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at West Valley College.

West Valley College Political Science Associate’s Program

47% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of poly sci associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

West Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in poly sci graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Valley College with a associate's in poly sci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for West Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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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