by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 47,549 people earned their degree in political science, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,635 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in political science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in political science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree poly sci students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 14 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 4 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s poly sci degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 5 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Political Science at Boise State University
With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 5 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Political Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s poly sci degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Wyoming ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s poly sci degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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