Political Science & Government at University of Central Florida

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if University of Central Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science program.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UCF Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCF does offer online courses in political science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UCF Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Political Science & Government Master’s Program

The political science program at UCF awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UCF, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Political Science Professors	410	$93,470
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230
Political Scientists	40	$95,120

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.