2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
9Colleges
1,668Bachelor's Degrees
$26,028Avg 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 North Carolina. With 1,668 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.9% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking analyzed 9 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.
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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.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Appalachian State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone. Appalachian State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in North Carolina list.
The student loan default rate at Appalachian State is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,303 part time students in attendance at Appalachian State.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington. UNCW also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in North Carolina rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 8,583 students at UNCW that take at least one class online. 4,896 of UNCW students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Charlotte as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population. UNC Charlotte also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in North Carolina rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. There are roughly 7,045 part time students in attendance at UNC Charlotte.
Our rankings recognize East Carolina University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville. ECU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in North Carolina rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize North Carolina State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population. NC State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in North Carolina list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,738 part time students in attendance at UNC Greensboro.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina Central University. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 4.1% of North Carolina Central University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,054 students take at least one class online at North Carolina Central University. There are roughly 1,766 part time students in attendance at North Carolina Central University.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Asheville. Located in the small city of Asheville, UNCA is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UNCA is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 305 students take at least one class online at UNCA. About 428 of the students at UNCA are attending 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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Political Science & Government is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,668 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.9% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.
