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 University at Buffalo. 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at University at Buffalo paid an average of $1,031 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $24,740 |
Fees | $3,456 | $3,456 |
Books and Supplies | $1,202 | $1,202 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,136 | $14,136 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,804 | $2,804 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at University at Buffalo in Political Science walked away with an average of $22,500 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,466.
The median early career salary of political science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo is $31,792 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $33,465.
Online degrees for the University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 37.0% 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%.
Around 28.9% of political science bachelor’s degree recipients at University at Buffalo 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 | 7 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 85 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
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 | 135 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 333 |
Anthropology | 28 |
Criminology | 19 |
Economics | 137 |
Geography & Cartography | 36 |
*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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