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2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for political science and government students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in political science at SNHU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

On average, political science graduates from SNHU take out $33,211 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Political Science & Government at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the New England Region . Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 54% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Maine Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 50% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, political science majors at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network accumulate an average of around $23,347 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $451, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Political Science & Government at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great place for political science and government students working on their online bachelor’s degree. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Full Political Science & Government at Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

Explore the most popular online political science and government schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,923
Connecticut 802
New Hampshire 398
Maine 345
Rhode Island 324
Vermont 227

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

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 4 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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