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

10 Colleges
1,363 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,697 Avg Cost*

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

Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in OhioWith 1,363 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, political science & government is the #13 most popular major in Ohio. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.2% of all the political science bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Ohio

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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Ohio State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Ohio that are best for non-traditional political science & government students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Ohio ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.

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Miami University - Oxford comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population. Miami University - Oxford also made our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Ohio list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 5,388 students take at least one class online at Miami University - Oxford. 1,700 students are part time.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Ohio ranking.

The student loan default rate at OHIO Athens is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,926 students at OHIO Athens that take at least one class online. About 7,245 of the students at OHIO Athens are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Dayton as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UDayton has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Ohio ranking.

The student loan default rate at UDayton is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. About 1,171 of the students at UDayton are attending part time.

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH

Ashland University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Ashland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Ohio list.

About 1.2% of Ashland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,358 students at Ashland are exclusively online. About 1,993 of the students at Ashland are attending part time.

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

Our rankings recognize Xavier University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in Ohio ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 2,392 students at Xavier that take at least one class online. 1,248 students are part time.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

The student loan default rate at BGSU is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,353 students at BGSU that take at least one class online. About 4,329 of the students at BGSU are attending part time.

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Wright State University - Main Campus comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

About 0.8% of Wright State University - Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,482 students take at least one class online at Wright State University - Main Campus. About 3,589 of the students at Wright State University - Main Campus are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

About 1.5% of Kent State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,625 students at Kent State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,651 part time students in attendance at Kent State.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 2.8% of University of Akron Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,842 students at University of Akron Main Campus that take at least one class online. 3,857 of University of Akron Main Campus students 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
Michigan 984
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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