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 Lehman 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.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Lehman paid an average of $620 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
Fees | $480 | $480 |
Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,776 | $14,776 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,655 | $5,655 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lehman in Political Science walked away with an average of $18,660 in student debt. That is 17% lower than the national average of $22,466.
The median early career salary of political science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lehman is $33,459 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $33,465.
Online degrees for the Lehman political science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lehman Online Learning page.
Women made up around 41.2% of the political science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 91.2% of the political science bachelor’s degrees at Lehman in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 | 34 |
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 | 64 |
Economics | 22 |
Geography & Cartography | 2 |
Sociology | 250 |
*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.
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