2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Political Science & Government is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 5,725 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 13.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a bachelor's in political science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science & government programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the political science & government program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Political Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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BA in Political Science
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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2021 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. 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 California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
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California State University - East Bay earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in California list.
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. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #5 school in this year's rankings. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in California ranking.
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 #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSD has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in California ranking.
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. There are roughly 1,605 part time students in attendance at UCSD.
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University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.
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University of California - Irvine comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in California ranking.
About 0.6% of UC Irvine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.
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California State University - Sacramento comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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San Francisco State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.
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