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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,303 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, political science and government was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 49,282 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Political Science & Government

#1

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

Our 2023 rankings named Rose State College the best value school in the Southwest Region for political science and government students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

RSC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,131 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at Rose State College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great value for political science and government students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Central New Mexico Community College

The excellent associate degree programs at Arizona Western College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

AWC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,250 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,757
Arizona 1,044
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 225

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Political Science

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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