Political Science & Government at Suffolk University

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 Suffolk University stacks up to those at other schools.

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Suffolk Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Suffolk Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Political Science & Government Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 political science majors earned their master's degree from Suffolk. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from Suffolk, 60% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Political Science Professors	1,020	$136,210
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Political Scientists	50	$88,120

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.