California higher education consists of 4 systems: the California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and Private California Colleges and Universities.
Number of Political Science Degree Programs by System
System AA-T BA MA PhD California Community Colleges 110 California State University 21 9 University of California 9 9 9 Private Colleges and Universities 38 3 3 Grand Total 110 68 21 12
Sources: California Community Colleges’ Chancellor’s Office Curriculum Inventory System , California State University Degree Search , University of California campus websites, and College Navigator for Private institutions. Total Political Science Degrees Awarded by System from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
System Degrees Awarded California Community Colleges 1,612 California State University 1,945 University of California 3,178 Private Colleges and Universities 1,548 Grand Total 8,283
Source: College Navigator – National Center for Education Statistics Total Political Science Degrees Awarded by Gender and Race from 2020-21 in California
Gender Total American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Two or more races Race/ethnicity unknown U.S. Nonresident Total 8,047 19 908 380 3,213 19 2,530 415 245 318 Men 3,686 11 392 169 1,334 13 1,287 178 136 166 Women 4,361 8 516 211 1,879 6 1,243 237 109 152
Source: Degrees/certificates by race/ethnicity, gender, and field of study, 2021* (ed.gov) and Degrees/certificates by race/ethnicity, gender, and field of study, 2021* (ed.gov)
