2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland
7Colleges
1,012Bachelor's Degrees
$30,761Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Political Science & Government is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,012 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.4% 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 Maryland ranking, we looked at 7 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.
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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Johns Hopkins University has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland list.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 students at Johns Hopkins are exclusively online. 14,794 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland list.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland Global Campus. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi. UMGC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland list.
The student loan default rate at UMGC is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 of UMGC students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Towson University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Towson has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. 4,337 students are part time.
Salisbury University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Salisbury also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland rankings.
The student loan default rate at Salisbury is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,693 students at Salisbury that take at least one class online. 951 of Salisbury students are attending part time.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMBC has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland ranking.
About 1.1% of UMBC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,618 students at UMBC that take at least one class online. 2,955 of UMBC students are attending part time.
St Mary's College of Maryland earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public college with a small student population. SMCM also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 252 students take at least one class online at SMCM. There are roughly 49 part time students in attendance at SMCM.
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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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Political Science & Government is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,012 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.4% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.
