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Political Science & Government at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Political Science & Government at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

UIUC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

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

UIUC Political Science & Government Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of political science master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Of the students who received a political science master's degree from UIUC, 100% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a master's in political science.

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

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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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