Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how UC Berkeley ranks in comparison to other schools with political science programs.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for political science majors, UC Berkeley came in at #17. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - Berkeley handed out 496 bachelor's degrees in political science & government. This is an increase of 3% over the previous year when 482 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in political science from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #12 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 12 students received their doctoral degrees in political science in 2021, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Political Science majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $40,526 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, political science students borrow a median amount of $13,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all political science bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,439.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the political science program at UC Berkeley is $262 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at University of California - Berkeley.
The political science program at UC Berkeley awarded 496 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 96 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 134 |
White | 171 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 28 |
Other Races | 52 |
Of the 29 students who earned a master's degree in Political Science & Government from UC Berkeley in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UC Berkeley are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 52% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 15 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
Other Races | 3 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 808 |
Sociology | 374 |
Other Social Sciences | 217 |
Anthropology | 120 |
Urban Studies | 35 |
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