Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Swarthmore 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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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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for political science majors, Swarthmore came in at #38. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #6 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Swarthmore.
Part-time undergraduates at Swarthmore paid an average of $1,696 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. 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 | $54,256 | $54,256 |
Fees | $200 | $200 |
Books and Supplies | $735 | $735 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,654 | $16,654 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,844 | $1,844 |
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political science who receive their bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore make an average of $45,277 a year during the early days of their career. That is 35% higher than the national average of $33,465.
Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in political science in 2019-2020, 46.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.3%.
Around 25.6% of political science bachelor’s degree recipients at Swarthmore in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 3 |
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 | 38 |
Other Political Science & Government | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 84 |
Urban Studies | 1 |
Sociology & Anthropology | 14 |
Other Social Sciences | 6 |
*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.