by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 the Southwest region, there were 4,291 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,413 and $22,072 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,948 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 90 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 11 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Arizona Christian University Political Science & Government Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Payne University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 90 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern University is located in Georgetown, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Southwestern University Political Science & Government Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 90 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. St. Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Christian University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 113 degrees to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 Texas Christian University
University of Dallas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 26 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
McMurry University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. McMurray University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full McMurray University Political Science & Government Report
Trinity University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 136 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
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Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at St. Edward’s University
With a ranking of #12, Texas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 111 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Schreiner University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 226 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about Political Science & Government at University of Houston
University of Arizona ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 229 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at University of Arizona
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 410 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at ASU - Tempe
Texas A&M International University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political science degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University Political Science & Government Report
Rice University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 48 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 315 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Lutheran University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region list. TLU is located in Seguin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
Texas State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 154 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oral Roberts University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 bachelors’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 297 bachelors’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Texas A&M College Station
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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