by our College Data Analytics TeamPolitical Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at United States Military Academy. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in political science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these 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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The political science major at West Point is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for West Point.
West Point does not offer an online option for its political science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the West Point Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in political science in 2019-2020, 21.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in political science at West Point in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science | 3 |
| American Government & Politics (United States) | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 72 |
| Geography & Cartography | 62 |
| International Relations & National Security | 37 |
| Sociology | 24 |
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*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.
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