by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” 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 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students 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 Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 associates’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s political science students in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware County Community College Political Science & Government Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Salem Community College is a public institution located in Carneys Point, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Salem County College
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s political science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Suffolk County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Immaculata University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Political Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Immaculata is a private not-for-profit institution located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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