2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 43 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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2021 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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 Michigan - Ann Arbor has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. U-M also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 students are part time.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population. UIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population. Ohio State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
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Marquette University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. Marquette also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Marquette is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,535 students take at least one class online at Marquette. About 1,342 of the students at Marquette are attending part time.
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Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at Illinois State University Report
Purdue University - Main Campus comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population. Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 0.8% of Purdue students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. About 7,612 of the students at Purdue are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 students are part time.
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