2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Rhode Island
2Colleges
305Bachelor's Degrees
$33,406Avg 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 Rhode Island. With 305 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 0.7% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Rhode Island ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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Featured Political Science & Government Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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 Rhode Island has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population. URI also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Rhode Island rankings.
The student loan default rate at URI is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,504 students at URI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,982 part time students in attendance at URI.
Rhode Island College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. RIC also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Rhode Island list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at RIC is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at RIC. About 2,015 of the students at RIC are attending part time.
Political Science & Government Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
Political Science & Government is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
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*Avg Cost is for the top 2 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 Rhode Island. With 305 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 0.7% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.
