2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer a bachelor's in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science & government programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science & government program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying political science.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional political science & government students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 students are part time.
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University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 students are part time.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - East Bay as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,650 part time students in attendance at Cal State East Bay.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 1,455 students are part time.
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University of Southern California comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 students are part time.
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University of California - San Diego earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSD also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 students are part time.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. UCSB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.
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University of California - Irvine comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. About 1,201 of the students at UC Irvine are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 students are part time.
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