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2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Georgia

8 Colleges
1,019 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,047 Avg Cost*

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

Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in GeorgiaPolitical Science & Government is the #13 most popular major in Georgia with 1,019 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Georgia ranking looked at 8 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 Georgia

Check out the political science programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Emory University has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Georgia ranking.

About 0.4% of Emory students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,651 students at Emory that take at least one class online. 1,395 students are part time.

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University of Georgia comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population. UGA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Georgia list.

The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. There are roughly 4,437 part time students in attendance at UGA.

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Georgia State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Georgia State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Georgia ranking.

The student loan default rate at Georgia State is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,669 students take at least one class online at Georgia State. 9,276 students are part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgia Southern University. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population. GaSou also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Georgia list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at GaSou is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,579 students at GaSou that take at least one class online. 6,344 of GaSou students are attending part time.

Full Political Science & Government at Georgia Southern University Report

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Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Our rankings recognize Augusta University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta. Augusta University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Georgia list.

The student loan default rate at Augusta University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,197 students at Augusta University that take at least one class online. About 1,848 of the students at Augusta University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Georgia as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega. UNG also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Georgia rankings.

The student loan default rate at UNG is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at UNG. 6,726 of UNG students are attending part time.

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Valdosta State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta. As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Georgia ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.2%. 3,938 of VSU students are exclusively distance learners. 4,080 students are part time.

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University of West Georgia comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. 4,945 students at University of West Georgia are exclusively online. 5,331 of University of West Georgia students are attending part time.

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

Explore all the Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,430
Tennessee 694
North Carolina 1,695
Virginia 1,669
South Carolina 756
Kentucky 425
Alabama 561
Louisiana 558
Mississippi 268
Arkansas 289
West Virginia 245

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*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.

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