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2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$33,885 Avg Salary
$23,172 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

About 70% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 30% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, political science majors at UAA accumulate an average of around $22,114 in student debt.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 7 students majoring in political science at National University, 86% are male and 14% are female.

On average, political science graduates from National University take out $36,713 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EOU is a small public school located in the remote town of La Grande.

Of the 6 students majoring in political science at EOU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for political science and government students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the political science majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online political science and government schools 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

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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 5 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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