Political Science & Government at University of California - Los Angeles

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 University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

UCLA Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UCLA 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 UCLA

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

UCLA Political Science & Government Master’s Program

Of the 13 political science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Economics Professors	700	$139,050
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.