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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Connecticut, there were 802 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,085 and $23,116 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 724 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree 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 connecticut bachelor’s degree political science students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Coast Guard Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. USCGA is a public institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. Trinity College is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 74 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. Connecticut College is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 42 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 201 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small school located in Willimantic, Connecticut that handed out 17 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
Quinnipiac University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Central Connecticut State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking. CCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 26 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #12. Fairfield University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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.
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Sacred Heart University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 15 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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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University of New Haven ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #15. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Bridgeport landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
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University of Saint Joseph ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Albertus Magnus College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Connecticut ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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