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2024 Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine

5 Ranked Colleges
345 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine

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 in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Political Science & Government is the 20th most popular major in the country with 49,282 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, political science & government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,387 and had an average of $23,175 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 345 political science & government graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,938 and $18,689 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science & government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science & government programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science & government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s political science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maine political science students list, University of Southern Maine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,055 for maine political science students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read more about Political Science & Government at University of Southern Maine

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified ’s political science students in 2020-2021.

UMaine also made our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $16,033 for maine political science students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read more about Political Science & Government at University of Maine

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine list. Located in Brunswick, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 100 degrees to qualified ’s political science students in 2020-2021.

Bowdoin also made our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Bowdoin is $22,840 for Maine Political Science students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Bates College
Lewiston, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified ’s political science students in 2020-2021.

Bates also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bates is $26,392 for maine political science students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Bates

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Colby College
Waterville, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Political Science Schools in Maine. Colby College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 76 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Colby also made our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Colby is $19,597 for Maine Political Science students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 undergraduate students.

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