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2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 144 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 96 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other political science and government. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other political science and government programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other political science and government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Political Science & Government in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marist College landed the #1 spot on the list. Marist College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees to qualified students.

Marist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Marist is $37,195 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Political Science & Government at Marist College

#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees to qualified students.

McDaniel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for McDaniel is $18,182 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Political Science & Government at McDaniel College

#3

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arcadia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students list, Arcadia has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arcadia University is $27,189 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Political Science & Government at Arcadia

#4

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Swarthmore College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees in 2019-2020.

Swarthmore not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Swarthmore College is $19,184 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lafayette College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lafayette College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Easton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 bachelors’s other political science and government degrees in 2019-2020.

Lafayette also made our “Best Other Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $32,551 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other political science & government students per year to attend Lafayette College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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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