Career Options

Careers for Political Science Majors

• Paralegal/Lawyer
• Politician
• Judge
• Campaign Manager/Political Consultant
• Political Analyst/Technical Writer
• Lobbyist
• Journalist/Media Specialist
• Intelligence Analyst
• Community Organizer
• Elected or appointed officials in local, state, or federal government
• Professional researchers and writers for elected officials

Starting Salary¹

The typical starting salary for a political science major is $40,269. The typical salary after 10–19 years is $70,210.

Job Titles of People with Political Science Degrees

• Special Agent, Tennessee Bomb and Arson Section
• Attorney, Venable, LLP
• Vice President, Emergency Committee for American Trade (ECAT)
• Senior Counsel for Corporate Affairs, Recording Industry Association of America Inc.
• Editor, Congress Reconsidered
• Congressional Fellow, American Political Science Association
• Project Assistant, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook, and Brickman, LLC.
• Special Agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
• Associate Project Director, Lunz, Maslansky Strategic Research
• Government and Business Affairs Liaison, Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
• Judicial Law Clerk, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit
• Field Organizer, Barack Obama's presidential campaign
• Analyst, Florida Department of Education
• Regional Reporter, Washington Bureau of The Associated Press
• Lobbyist, Association for Public Television Stations
• Chief of Staff, Representative Jerry McNerny (D-CA,11)
• Public Information Officer, Office of the Tulare County District Attorney
• President & CEO, The Buckeye Institute