2021 Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Political Science & Government Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking looked at 16 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 the Rocky Mountains Region
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
University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional political science & government students. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population. U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at U of U is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. 7,185 students are part time.
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University of Colorado Boulder earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population. CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 students are part time.
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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. BYU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. 4,504 students are part time.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCCS has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 1.4% of UCCS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. 4,071 of UCCS students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Idaho as the #5 school in this year's rankings. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 26,387 part time students in attendance at BYU - I.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. 9,631 students are part time.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. There are roughly 11,636 part time students in attendance at CU Anschutz.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Idaho State University. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 4,680 students take at least one class online at ISU. There are roughly 5,142 part time students in attendance at ISU.
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University of Denver earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.7% of DU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,512 of DU students are exclusively distance learners. About 5,249 of the students at DU are attending part time.
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Boise State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best political science & government schools for non-traditional students. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. 11,239 students are part time.
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