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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Political Economy is the 665th most popular major in the country with 336 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 122 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 121 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in political economy. That schools that top this list have a program in political economy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree political economy students.

Top 6 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a public institution located in Bothell, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Puget Sound is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 22 bachelors’s political economy degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region list. Eastern Oregon University is a small school located in La Grande, Oregon that handed out 3 bachelors’s political economy degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Political Economy at Eastern Oregon University

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s political economy degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s political economy degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Political Economy at UW Tacoma

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Pitzer College
Claremont, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Political Economy Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitzer College landed the #5 spot on the list. Pitzer is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s political economy degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Political Economy at Pitzer College

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