by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Political Science is the 13th most popular major in the country with 47,549 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 10,056 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,151 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 109 colleges that offer a degree in political science. That schools that top this list have a program in political science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The poly sci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree poly sci students.
Out of the 109 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Copper Mountain Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Copper Mountain Community College is a small school located in Joshua Tree, California that handed out 12 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 45 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 109 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Monica College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Santa Monica, California, this large public school awarded 183 diplomas to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Glendale, California, this fairly large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 109 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley City College landed the #5 spot on the list. Berkeley City College is located in Berkeley, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, College of Marin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 8 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Las Positas College is located in Livermore, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Political Science at Las Positas College
Sacramento City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, San Diego City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego City College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science at San Diego City College
Porterville College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Porterville, California, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
San Diego Miramar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s poly sci degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science at San Diego Miramar College
With a ranking of #12, West Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Saratoga, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
Diablo Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science at Diablo Valley College
De Anza College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Cupertino, California, this fairly large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. SWC Chula Vista is a public institution located in Chula Vista, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Napa Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Napa, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Orange, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s poly sci degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Pierce College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles Pierce College is a fairly large public school situated in Woodland Hills, California. It awarded 40 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Foothill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
College of the Desert ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s poly sci degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science at College of the Desert
El Camino College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Torrance, California, this fairly large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Mission College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sylmar, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s poly sci degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Political Science at Los Angeles Mission College
Modesto Junior College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Modesto, California, this fairly large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science at Modesto Junior College
West Hills College-Coalinga landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Coalinga, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Political Science at West Hills College-Coalinga
College of Alameda did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Alameda, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
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