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2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges
$33,274 Avg Salary
$19,921 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.

The Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online 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 Colleges.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Monica College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for political science and government students. SMC is a very large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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#2

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saddleback College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

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#4

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Bernardino Valley College is a great place for political science and government students pursuing an online degree. San Bernardino Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of San Mateo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

#7

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

Los Angeles Harbor College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LAHC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #7, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best political science and government programs. EOU is a small public school located in the town of La Grande.

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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 11 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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