2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,962 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,993 and $20,539 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 104 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science and government programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the political science and government program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The political science 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 “Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. CNM 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 #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Political Science students per year to attend CNM.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Central New Mexico Community College

#2

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$6,842 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 associates’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,842 for southwest region associate degree political science students per year to attend Oklahoma City Community College.

Full OCCC Political Science & Government Report

#3

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$10,165 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

AWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $10,165 for southwest region associate degree political science students.

Full Arizona Western College Political Science & Government Report

#4

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$8,632 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s political science students in 2019-2020.

RSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend RSC is $8,632 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Political Science students.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Rose State College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government

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

• *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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