2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 1,378 bachelor's degrees were awarded to political science & government students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 42,363 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.3% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in political science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science & government programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science & government program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
Check out the political science programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional political science & government students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
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Illinois State University landed the #2 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. Illinois State also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 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.
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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago. UIC also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois rankings.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.
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Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. NIU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois rankings.
The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. 4,345 of NIU students are attending part time.
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DePaul University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. DePaul not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois list.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Loyola University Chicago as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Loyola Chicago also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. 2,121 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Northeastern Illinois University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 3.4% of Northeastern Illinois University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,632 students take at least one class online at Northeastern Illinois University. There are roughly 3,296 part time students in attendance at Northeastern Illinois University.
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Our rankings recognize Western Illinois University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,629 part time students in attendance at SIUC.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
The student loan default rate at SIUE is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,500 students take at least one class online at SIUE. 3,603 of SIUE students are attending part time.
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