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Political Science & Government at University of Illinois at Springfield

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Political Science & Government at University of Illinois at Springfield

If you are interested in studying political science and government, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Springfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,146. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

UIS Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Political Science

UIS Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Political Science & Government Master’s Program

33% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 political science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIS, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UIS, 85% 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 Illinois at Springfield with a master's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Political Science Professors 540 $89,860
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690
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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