2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 48,597 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,265 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in political science and government. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science and government 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 and government 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 Political Science Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree political science students.
Top 17 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 associates’s political science degrees to qualified students.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,429 for associate degree political science students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Canyons. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. College of the Canyons is a large public school situated in Santa Clarita, California. It awarded 28 associates’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree political science students list, College of the Canyons has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,088 for associate degree political science students per year to attend College of the Canyons.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Military College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Military College is $9,792 for associate degree political science students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s political science students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree political science students list, OCCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma City Community College is $6,842 for associate degree political science students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, East Los Angeles College landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Monterey Park, California, and it awarded 38 associates’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree political science students list, East Los Angeles College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Los Angeles College is $9,570 for associate degree political science students.
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With a ranking of #6, College of Western Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 17 associates’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
CWI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Western Idaho is $6,711 for associate degree political science students.
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Ventura College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Ventura, California, and it awarded 32 associates’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree political science students list, Ventura College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ventura College is $1,514 for Associate Degree Political Science students.
Napa Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. Napa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree political science students list, Napa Valley College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Napa Valley College is $11,661 for Associate Degree Political Science students.
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Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s political science students in 2019-2020.
SRJC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SRJC is $5,782 for Associate Degree Political Science students.
Antelope Valley College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s political science degrees to qualified students.
Antelope Valley College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Antelope Valley College is $4,775 for Associate Degree Political Science students.
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Yuba College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Marysville, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s political science students in 2019-2020.
Yuba College also made our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Yuba College is $3,555 for Associate Degree Political Science students.
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American River College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate ranking. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
American River also made our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend American River College is $4,816 for associate degree political science students.
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Arizona Western College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 4 associates’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at AWC, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $10,165 for Associate Degree Political Science students.
Rose State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
RSC also made our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Rose State College is $8,632 for associate degree political science students.
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Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in San Jacinto, California, and it awarded 12 associates’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
MSJC also made our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Jacinto College is $5,466 for Associate Degree Political Science students.
With a ranking of #16, Barstow Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate list. Located in Barstow, California, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s political science students in 2019-2020.
Barstow Community College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Barstow Community College is $9,518 for associate degree political science students.
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Crafton Hills College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s political science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CHC, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Crafton Hills College is $14,325 for associate degree political science students.
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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
- *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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