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2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
435 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Political Science & Government is the 427th most popular major in the country with 1,149 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 435 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 435 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other political science and government programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other political science and government program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region

#1

Mills College

Oakland, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Mills is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mills College is $22,202 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Political Science & Government students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Political Science & Government students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Political Science & Government at UW Seattle

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 240 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCSD is $14,232 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Political Science & Government at UCSD

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $14,669 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Political Science & Government students per year to attend UC Davis.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other political science and government degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Riverside is $12,871 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full University of California - Riverside Other Political Science & Government Report

#6

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Whitman College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees to qualified students.

Whitman also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Whitman College is $38,672 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Other Political Science & Government at Whitman

#7

Pitzer College

Claremont, California
#2 in overall quality

Pitzer College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pitzer College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitzer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pitzer is $34,071 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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