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Political Science at Northwestern University

Political Science at Northwestern University

If you plan to study political science, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Political Science Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Political Science Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Political Science Master’s Program

50% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern 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 3
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Political Science Professors 540 $89,860
Political Scientists 50 $80,520

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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