2024 Best Political Economy Schools in the Far Western US Region
7Colleges in the Far Western US Region
122Political Economy Degrees Awarded
Political Economy is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #665 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for political economy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 122 degrees in political economy during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The political economy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Political Economy rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for political economy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Political Economy in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the political economy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Political Economy
Any student who is interested in political economy needs to look into University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 political economy students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
Claremont Graduate University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in political economy. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Claremont. A Best Colleges rank of #185 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Claremont Graduate University is a great university overall.More information about a degree in political economy from Claremont Graduate University
University of Puget Sound is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in political economy. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Tacoma. A Best Colleges rank of #348 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Puget Sound is a great university overall.
There were about 22 political economy students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 3 political economy students who graduated with this degree at EOU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 68 political economy students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The political economy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Political Economy rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for political economy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
