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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 1,786 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,500 and $25,463 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 6 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree political science students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Full Regent University Political Science & Government Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Virginia Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 29 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Liberty University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Virginia ranking. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Political Science & Government Report
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