by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Political Science is the 13th most popular major in the country with 47,549 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 2,741 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,315 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in political science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in political science.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Political Science at University of North Texas
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station 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 #4 for the Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
With a ranking of #6, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Dallas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate ranking. UD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
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 University of Dallas
Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in Texas for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 118 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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