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2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in California

8 Colleges
$33,769 Avg Salary
$19,462 Avg Student Debt

With 8,494 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #14 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California 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 California for political science and government students. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saddleback College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Bernardino Valley College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in California list. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

Full Political Science & Government at College of San Mateo Report

#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

Los Angeles Harbor College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best political science and government programs. Located in the city of Wilmington, LAHC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Los Angeles Harbor College

#8

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in California ranking. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 984
Oregon 543
Nevada 224
Hawaii 141
Alaska 16

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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 8 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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