2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science & government programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science & government program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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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 Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying political science.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
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University of Iowa landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. 5,055 students are part time.
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University of Kansas landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence. As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 11,364 students at KU that take at least one class online. 4,657 of KU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Columbia as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population. Mizzou also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,376 part time students in attendance at UNL.
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Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska at Omaha as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.
About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,191 students at UNOMAHA that take at least one class online. About 4,328 of the students at UNOMAHA are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Northern Iowa as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. There are roughly 1,478 part time students in attendance at UNI.
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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - St Louis as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 4,183 students at UMSL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,899 part time students in attendance at UMSL.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Hamline University. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
About 1.1% of Hamline students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,398 students take at least one class online at Hamline. There are roughly 1,143 part time students in attendance at Hamline.
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