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Political Science at Duke University

Political Science at Duke University

What traits are you looking for in a poly sci school? To help you decide if Duke University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poly sci program.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year.

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

Duke Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

Duke Political Science Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the poly sci majors at Duke University.

Duke Political Science Master’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Political Science Professors 440 $90,070

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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