2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, political science & government was ranked 10th in Virginia. In fact, 1,704 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 42,363 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.0% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking looked at 11 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.
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2021 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Mason University has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population. GMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Virginia rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 students are part time.
Full Political Science & Government at George Mason University Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Virginia also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Virginia list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
James Madison University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Virginia list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.
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Virginia Tech earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. Virginia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Virginia list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
Full Political Science & Government at Virginia Tech Report
Our rankings recognize William & Mary as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. William & Mary also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Virginia rankings.
About 0.2% of William & Mary students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,359 students at William & Mary that take at least one class online. About 1,311 of the students at William & Mary are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at William & Mary Report
Radford University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. About 2,252 of the students at Radford are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at Radford University Report
Our rankings recognize Old Dominion University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 9,358 students at Old Dominion are exclusively online. 7,868 students are part time.
Full Political Science & Government at Old Dominion University Report
Virginia Commonwealth University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. About 5,055 of the students at VCU are attending part time.
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University of Mary Washington landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UMW is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 982 students at UMW that take at least one class online. 722 of UMW students are attending part time.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Mary Washington
Our rankings recognize Christopher Newport University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Newport News, CNU is a public college with a small student population. CNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Virginia list.
About 0.6% of CNU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 106 part time students in attendance at CNU.
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