2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Political Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Political Science is the 13th most popular major in the country with 47,549 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,839 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Political Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Salem Community College
Carneys Point, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.

Full Salem Community College Political Science Report

2

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 associates’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Harrisburg Area Community College Political Science Report

3

Delaware County Community College
Media, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is a public institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Delaware County Community College Political Science Report

4

Immaculata University
Immaculata, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Immaculata University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Immaculata University is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Immaculata Political Science Report

4

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, New York

Top 20% overall quality in Middle Atlantic

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Political Science at Suffolk County Community College

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Political Science

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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