Political Science & Government at Indiana University - Bloomington

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Indiana University - Bloomington stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

IU Bloomington Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Political Science
• Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Online Classes Are Available at IU Bloomington

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? IU Bloomington offers distance education options for political science at the following degree levels:

IU Bloomington Political Science & Government Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Indiana University - Bloomington.

IU Bloomington Political Science & Government Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Political Science & Government from IU Bloomington in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from IU Bloomington, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Sociology
• Anthropology

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Political Science Professors	210	$97,460
Economists	100	$84,740

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.