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2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

14 Colleges
3,702 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,730 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

For this year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 14 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 the New England Region

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

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the New England Region list.

The student loan default rate at Boston College is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. 1,916 of Boston College students are attending part time.

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Northeastern University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Northeastern also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the New England Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.

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3

Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,786 of the students at UMass Amherst are attending part time.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Massachusetts Amherst

4

University of Connecticut earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. About 3,257 of the students at UCONN are attending part time.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Connecticut

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. 7,057 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Suffolk University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1.4% of Suffolk students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,746 students at Suffolk that take at least one class online. About 1,259 of the students at Suffolk are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

The student loan default rate at UNH is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. About 1,355 of the students at UNH are attending part time.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Westfield State University. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. About 1,138 of the students at Westfield are attending part time.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Vermont. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

About 0.6% of UVM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,390 students take at least one class online at UVM. 1,286 students are part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,332 part time students in attendance at UMass Boston.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students political science & government colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,753
Connecticut 724
New Hampshire 355
Rhode Island 307
Maine 345
Vermont 227

Political Science & Government is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

References

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