2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region
130
Ranked Colleges
11,287
Degrees Awarded
$14,500
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 49,282 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, political science and 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 the Southeast region, there were 11,287 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,164 and $24,347 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 130 colleges that offered a degree 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region political science students.
Top 25 Best Value 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 in the Southeast Region. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s political science degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $10,563 for Southeast Region Political Science students per year to attend American Public University System.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at American Military University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 513 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,946 for southeast region political science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 95%.
Full Florida State Political Science & Government Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s political science degrees to 189 students in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,346 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Political Science & Government Report
Out of the 130 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #4 spot on the list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 345 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend FIU is $5,298 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full FIU Political Science & Government Report
Out of the 130 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 407 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $5,135 for southeast region political science students.
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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Florida Political Science & Government Report
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 177 diplomas to qualified ’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $29,382 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Liberty University
University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s political science degrees to 381 students in 2020-2021.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UCF also did well on our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $8,618 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Central Florida Political Science & Government Report
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 ’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Memphis is $13,904 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
Read more about Political Science & Government at University of Memphis
Florida Atlantic University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 169 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,735 for southeast region political science students.
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%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at FAU
Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 200 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,301 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Virginia Tech Political Science & Government Report
With a ranking of #11, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 242 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $14,257 for southeast region political science students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Georgia
University of North Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 96 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,865 for southeast region political science students per year to attend UNF.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Florida Political Science & Government Report
With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s political science degrees to 185 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $17,634 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Appalachian State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 123 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,989 for southeast region political science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Appalachian State
Georgia Southern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Southern University is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $15,571 for southeast region political science students.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at GaSou
Western Carolina University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified ’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,924 for southeast region political science students.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Western Carolina University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 84 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $11,629 for southeast region political science students.
Read more about Political Science & Government at UNC Greensboro
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $14,189 for Southeast Region Political Science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #19, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s political science degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $16,122 for southeast region political science students per year to attend Mississippi State.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Mississippi State
With a ranking of #20, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 130 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,562 for Southeast Region Political Science students per year to attend JMU.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full JMU Political Science & Government Report
With a ranking of #21, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 59 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,136 for southeast region political science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s political science degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend UCA is $16,554 for southeast region political science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at UCA
Regent University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 32 ’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Regent University is $24,888 for southeast region political science students.
Full Regent Political Science & Government Report
East Carolina University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $16,550 for southeast region political science students per year to attend ECU.
Read more about Political Science & Government at ECU
Augusta University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Political Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Augusta University is $12,239 for southeast region political science students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Augusta University
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