2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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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Featured Political Science & Government Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Political Science
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.
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One Size Does Not Fit All
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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Featured Political Science & Government Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Political Science
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.
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2021 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
Check out the political science programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.
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The University of Texas at Austin earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Methodist University. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. About 3,019 of the students at SMU are attending part time.
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University of Arizona earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson. University of Arizona not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 of University of Arizona students are attending part time.
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Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population. ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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University of Houston comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston. UH also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. 13,663 students are part time.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.
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University of North Texas comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Arizona University. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
The student loan default rate at NAU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. 6,368 of NAU students are attending part time.
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