2023 Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Political Science for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 49,282 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,387 and had an average of $23,175 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,291 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,413 and $22,072 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 134 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Political Science for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science and government programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science and government program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Political Science for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Political Science for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Political Science for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Political Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s political science students in 2020-2021.
CNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 21,398 students enrolled at CNM, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,171. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central New Mexico Community College]](/colleges/central-new-mexico-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Political Science for an Associate. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s political science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
AWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 254 of the 6,487 students enrolled at Arizona Western College were GI Bill® students, of which 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,156. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona Western College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at AWC]](/colleges/arizona-western-college/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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