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Political Science & Government at California State University - Sacramento

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Political Science & Government at California State University - Sacramento

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in political science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Sac State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Political Science

Sac State Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Sac State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at California State University - Sacramento.

Sac State Political Science & Government Master’s Program

64% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Political Science & Government from Sac State in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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Of the students who received a political science master's degree from Sac State, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Sacramento with a master's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Sacramento.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Economics Professors 700 $139,050
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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*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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