2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin
7Colleges
818Bachelor's Degrees
$26,961Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 818 bachelor's degrees were awarded to political science & government students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.9% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin ranking, we looked at 7 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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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.
University of Wisconsin - Madison tops the 2021 list of our schools in Wisconsin that are best for non-traditional political science & government students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Wisconsin ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
Marquette University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Wisconsin ranking.
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.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW - Whitewater not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Wisconsin list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 5,785 students take at least one class online at UW - Whitewater. About 2,457 of the students at UW - Whitewater are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Green Bay, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Wisconsin ranking.
About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,764 students at UW - Green Bay that take at least one class online. 4,662 of UW - Green Bay students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee. UWM also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Wisconsin list, coming in at #6.
About 1.8% of UWM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,157 students at UWM that take at least one class online. 5,387 students are part time.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population. UW - La Crosse also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at UW - La Crosse is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,162 students at UW - La Crosse that take at least one class online. 1,125 of UW - La Crosse students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire as the #7 school in this year's rankings. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Eau Claire, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Wisconsin ranking.
About 0.6% of UW - Eau Claire students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,571 students take at least one class online at UW - Eau Claire. 1,481 students are part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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In <nil>, 818 bachelor's degrees were awarded to political science & government students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.9% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.
