Political Scientists Career

Vocational Programs for Political Scientists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
6K	$63.47	$132,020

The role of Political Scientists is to study the origin, development, and operation of political systems The average annual wage of the occupations is $132,020 and $63 per hour. 11 vocational programs could be taken for the Political Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 5,580 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Political Scientists Career

The following 11 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Political Scientists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Political Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
International/Global Studies	51	-	-	-	-
History and Political Science	1	-	-	-	-
Public Policy Analysis	8	-	-	-	-
International Policy Analysis	1	-	-	-	-
International Relations and Affairs	15	-	-	-	-
National Security Policy Studies	7	-	-	-	-
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)	1	-	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	23	-	-	-	-
American Government and Politics (United States	2	-	-	-	-
Political Economy	3	-	-	-	-
Political Science and Government (other)	9	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Political Scientists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

International/Global Studies

History and Political Science

Public Policy Analysis

International Policy Analysis

International Relations and Affairs

National Security Policy Studies

International Relations and National Security Studies (other)

Political Science and Government

American Government and Politics (United States

Political Economy

Political Science and Government (other)

Schools offering voational programs for Political Scientists

The following 94 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Political Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.