2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,230 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,775 and $23,806 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,643 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 167 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science and government programs and cost less that 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University is also in the top of our “Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend American Military University.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 167 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 418 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students per year to attend Florida State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 167 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 196 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Political Science & Government Report
Out of the 167 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students.
University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 331 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCF is also in the top of our “Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Florida International University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 292 degrees to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend Florida International University.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend UNG.
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University of Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 362 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend UF.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Full University of Florida Political Science & Government Report
Valdosta State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Valdosta State University is a fairly large school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 33 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,969 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend VSU.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 152 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students per year to attend FAU.
University of Memphis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 36 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students.
With a ranking of #13, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 120 degrees to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Appalachian State Political Science & Government Report
Nicholls State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students.
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Louisiana Tech University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 19 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Louisiana Tech University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 201 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Central Arkansas ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 17 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students.
With a ranking of #18, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,267 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend McNeese State University.
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Kennesaw State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
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Troy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend TROY.
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University of North Florida landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 103 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students per year to attend UNF.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UNC Pembroke is $10,228 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students.
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Tennessee Technological University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students per year to attend Tennessee Tech University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree political science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 76 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Political Science students per year to attend UNCW.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Political Science & Government Report
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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%.
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- *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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