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Political Science at University of California - Berkeley

Political Science at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Political Science Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Political Science Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Political Science Master’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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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