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

10 Colleges
938 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,493 Avg Cost*

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

Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganPolitical Science & Government is the #18 most popular major in Michigan with 938 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in political science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science & government programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the political science & government program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

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

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has taken the #1 spot in this year's political science & government ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking.

About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan list.

About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. About 3,991 of the students at Central Michigan are attending part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking.

About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. 4,372 students are part time.

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Wayne State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Wayne State has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at Wayne State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 students are part time.

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Western Michigan University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo. WMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. 5,241 students are part time.

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Grand Valley State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GVSU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking.

About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 4,760 students take at least one class online at UM Dearborn. There are roughly 3,050 part time students in attendance at UM Dearborn.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking.

About 2.3% of Eastern Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,247 students at Eastern Michigan that take at least one class online. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.

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Northern Michigan University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Northern Michigan University is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,310 students at Northern Michigan University that take at least one class online. About 1,200 of the students at Northern Michigan University are attending 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 Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,359
Illinois 1,314
Indiana 750
Wisconsin 885

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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