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Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$9,039 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,303 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree School for You

Political Science & Government is the #20 most popular major in the country with 49,282 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for political science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Political Science & Government

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Rosa Junior College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for political science and government students working on their associate degree. SRJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa.

SRJC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,952 in tuition and fees each year.

SRJC also made our Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Los Angeles College landed the # 2 spot on the list. East Los Angeles College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Monterey Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Los Angeles College are $9,012 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barstow Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Barstow Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Barstow.

Barstow Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Butte College

Oroville, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Butte College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $7,848 per year.

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#5

American River College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American River are $10,168 a year.

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#6

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Antelope Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree political science and government programs. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public college with a large student population.

Antelope Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, CA

With a ranking of #7, Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their associate degree. MSJC is a large public school located in the suburb of San Jacinto.

MSJC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,276 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,494
Washington 984
Oregon 543
Nevada 224
Hawaii 141
Alaska 16

One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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