The main focus area for this major is Political Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Pomona College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in political science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for political science majors, Pomona came in at #18. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at Pomona paid an average of $2,266 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $54,380 | $54,380 |
Fees | $394 | $394 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,820 | $17,820 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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Pomona does not offer an online option for its political science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pomona Online Learning page.
About 36.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in political science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.3%.
Around 52.6% of political science bachelor’s degree recipients at Pomona in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Political Science | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 2 |
Economics | 60 |
International Relations & National Security | 24 |
Sociology | 2 |
*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.