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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College Bachelor’s in Political Science & Government

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 Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie Bachelor’s in Political Science

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. The political science major at Penn State Erie is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Political Science & Government Graduates 165
Most Popular Colleges for Political Science & Government 812
Most Focused Colleges for Political Science & Government 914

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie Political Science Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie in Political Science walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 20% higher than the national average of $22,466.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Political Science From Penn State Erie?

$33,700 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of political science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Erie is $33,700 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $33,465.

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Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Political Science?

Penn State Erie 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 Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Political Science

8 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
37.5% Women
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 8 bachelor’s degrees in political science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 37.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in political science in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the political science bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bachelor’s in Political Science Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Political Science 8

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 4

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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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