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2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

10 Colleges
1,378 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,721 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IllinoisIn <nil>, 1,378 bachelor's degrees were awarded to political science & government students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 42,363 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.3% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in political science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science & government programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science & government program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

Check out the political science programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional political science & government students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois ranking.

About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.

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Illinois State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Illinois State also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago. UIC also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.

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Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. NIU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. About 4,345 of the students at NIU are attending part time.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. DePaul not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.

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Our rankings recognize Loyola University Chicago as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Loyola Chicago also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. About 2,121 of the students at Loyola Chicago are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Northeastern Illinois University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

About 3.4% of Northeastern Illinois University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,632 students at Northeastern Illinois University that take at least one class online. About 3,296 of the students at Northeastern Illinois University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Western Illinois University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at WIU is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. 1,874 of WIU students are attending part time.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. About 2,629 of the students at SIUC are attending part time.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 7,500 students take at least one class online at SIUE. 3,603 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Political Science & Government Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 984
Ohio 1,359
Indiana 750
Wisconsin 885

Political Science & Government is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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