You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Political Science & Government Major in the New England Region. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other political science and government students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.