by our College Data Analytics TeamPolitical Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Pitzer College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in political science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Pitzer is in the top 10% of the country for political science. More specifically it was ranked #77 out of 781 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #10 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Pitzer.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Pitzer paid an average of $6,967 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,734 | $55,734 |
| Fees | $144 | $144 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,530 | $18,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Pitzer in Political Science walked away with an average of $10,200 in student debt. That is 55% lower than the national average of $22,466.
Online degrees for the Pitzer political science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pitzer Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in political science in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 50.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the political science bachelor’s degrees at Pitzer in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science | 13 |
| Other Political Science & Government | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 6 |
| Economics | 29 |
| Sociology | 18 |
*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.
