by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Poly Sci Major in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Political Science is the 13th most popular major in the country with 45,964 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Nebraska, there were 223 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 206 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,107 and $22,422 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in political science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their political science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree poly sci students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s poly sci degrees to 52 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska list. Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 97 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2021-2022.
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 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wayne State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska list. Wayne State College is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska list. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s poly sci degrees to 10 students 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%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Political Science Report
With a ranking of #8, Doane University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Poly Sci Major in Nebraska list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crete, Nebraska. It awarded 3 bachelors’s poly sci 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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