2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
8Colleges
1,772Bachelor's Degrees
$37,156Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, political science & government was ranked 8th in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,772 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 42,363 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.2% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking, we looked at 8 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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Boston College has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Massachusetts list.
About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,916 part time students in attendance at Boston College.
Northeastern University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Northeastern has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Massachusetts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. 1,267 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Massachusetts list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Boston U also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Massachusetts rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 7,057 part time students in attendance at Boston U.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Suffolk University. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Suffolk is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,746 students at Suffolk that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,259 part time students in attendance at Suffolk.
Westfield State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
The student loan default rate at Westfield is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.
University of Massachusetts - Boston earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. About 4,332 of the students at UMass Boston are attending part time.
Bridgewater State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,921 part time students in attendance at Bridgewater State.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 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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Out of the majors we analyze each year, political science & government was ranked 8th in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,772 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 42,363 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.2% were from a college or university in the state.
