2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in the Southwest Region
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Political Science is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,740 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,781 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,518 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 55 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 159 bachelors’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Skysong also took the #14 spot in our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin also took the #22 spot in our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Political Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 211 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend University of Houston.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend SHSU.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Angelo State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students per year to attend Angelo State.
University of North Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend University of North Texas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 109 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend Texas Tech University.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
With a ranking of #11, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 75 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
Read more about Political Science at University of Central Oklahoma
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
MSU Texas landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
Full Texas A&M International University Political Science Report
With a ranking of #17, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 133 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students list, Texas State has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend Texas State.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 52 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #17 spot in our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Political Science at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #19, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 73 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students.
Read full report on Political Science at Northern Arizona University
University of North Texas at Dallas came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,488 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students per year to attend University of North Texas at Dallas.
Read more about Political Science at University of North Texas at Dallas
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,332 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students.
Read full report on Political Science at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UT Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend UH Downtown.
Full University of Houston - Downtown Political Science Report
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students.
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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
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- *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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