by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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 Ohio, there were 1,483 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,044 and $25,115 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,544 and $21,357 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in political science and government. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their political science and government program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Perrysburg, Ohio 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 2020-2021.
Full Owens State Community College Political Science & Government Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stark State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s political science degrees to qualified students.
Full Stark State College Political Science & Government Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 9 associates’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sinclair Community College Political Science & Government Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Hamilton landed the #4 spot on the list. Miami University - Hamilton is a public institution located in Hamilton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Miami University - Hamilton Political Science & Government Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified associates’s political science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
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