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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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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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.
About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
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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 fairly large student population. UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southwest Region rankings.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
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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 college with a fairly 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.
About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,019 part time students in attendance at SMU.
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University of Arizona earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Arizona is a very 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.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. 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. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,480 part time students in attendance at ASU - Tempe.
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University of Houston comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UH is a very 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.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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 very 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.
About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 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 large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. 22,217 of UT Arlington students 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. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
About 1.7% of NAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. About 6,368 of the students at NAU are attending part time.
Full Political Science & Government at Northern Arizona University Report
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