Women flock to political science degrees following recent political turmoil
Originally published by Chloe Oppelt for The Daily Iowan
The political science field has been growing, and the number of women in politics has increased along with it.
Recent UI graduate Delaney Behning just completed her bachelor’s degree in political science and is ready to take her next steps into the field and her career.
The University of Iowa has a prominent political science program, ranked in the top 100 of the best programs in the county by U.S. News and World Report. In 2022, a total of 47,686 political science degrees were awarded in the US, and the number of people in the workforce is around 4.07 million and continues to grow.