The main focus area for this major is Political Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of Connecticut. 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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UCONN was ranked #115 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for political science majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in Connecticut.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCONN.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UCONN was $1,545 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $601 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $14,406 | $37,074 |
Fees | $3,428 | $3,428 |
Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,258 | $13,258 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,032 | $3,032 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Political Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCONN took out an average of $24,540 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $22,466.
The median early career salary of political science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCONN is $36,185 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $33,465.
UCONN 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 UCONN Online Learning page.
About 50.7% 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 27.8% of the political science bachelor’s degrees at UCONN in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 30 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 149 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Political Science | 209 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 30 |
Economics | 454 |
Geography & Cartography | 11 |
Sociology | 64 |
Urban Studies | 21 |
*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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