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UCONN was ranked #64 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for political science majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Connecticut.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Connecticut handed out 201 bachelor's degrees in political science & government. This is a decrease of 4% over the previous year when 209 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in political science from UCONN. This makes it the #49 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in political science in 2021, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $33,631. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UCONN, political science students borrow a median amount of $22,375 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all political science bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,439.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the political science program at UCONN is $506 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at University of Connecticut.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 201 political science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 57% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Connecticut with a bachelor's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 18 |
Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
White | 115 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 4 |
Other Races | 12 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from UCONN. About 30% were men and 70% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UCONN are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 80% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Connecticut with a master's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 8 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 481 |
Sociology | 62 |
Anthropology | 37 |
Urban Studies | 28 |
Geography & Cartography | 25 |
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