2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey
9Colleges
738Bachelor's Degrees
$32,083Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 738 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, political science & government is the #18 most popular major in New Jersey. This means that 1.7% 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 New Jersey ranking, we looked at 9 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.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional political science & government students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in New Jersey ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
Seton Hall University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in New Jersey ranking.
About 1.1% of Seton Hall students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,136 students take at least one class online at Seton Hall. 2,229 of Seton Hall students are attending part time.
William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 2.6% of William Paterson University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,122 students take at least one class online at William Paterson University. 3,144 of William Paterson University students are attending part time.
The College of New Jersey comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCNJ, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in New Jersey ranking.
About 0.8% of TCNJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 of TCNJ students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Monmouth University. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monmouth, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in New Jersey ranking.
The student loan default rate at Monmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. 808 of Monmouth students are attending part time.
Montclair State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair. Montclair State also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in New Jersey rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 9,294 students at Montclair State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,724 part time students in attendance at Montclair State.
Rowan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.
Stockton University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 4,882 students at Stockton State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 967 part time students in attendance at Stockton State.
Kean University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 1,503 students at Kean that take at least one class online. 3,314 students are part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 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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With 738 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, political science & government is the #18 most popular major in New Jersey. This means that 1.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
