by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 9,351 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,573 and $23,683 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science and government. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in political science and government.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree political science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s political science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Salem Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College Political Science & Government Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Delaware County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Immaculata University landed the #4 spot on the list. Immaculata, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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 3.5% 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%.
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