Best Colleges for Political Science and Government in California

Schools Ranked

$39,582

Avg. Program Earnings

73.1%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 25 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, California	$49,744		private-nonprofit
2	Pepperdine University Malibu, California	$46,478	84.7%	private-nonprofit
3	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California	$45,220	92.9%	public
4	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California	$44,869	88.5%	private-nonprofit
5	California State University-East Bay Hayward, California	$44,356	45.5%	public
6	University of Southern California Los Angeles, California	$42,235	92.0%	private-nonprofit
7	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, California	$41,025	95.2%	private-nonprofit
8	University of San Francisco San Francisco, California	$40,312	71.1%	private-nonprofit
9	Biola University La Mirada, California	$40,188	68.8%	private-nonprofit
10	Stanford University Stanford, California	$39,927	92.8%	private-nonprofit
11	San Francisco State University San Francisco, California	$39,909	50.1%	public
12	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California	$38,751	55.8%	public
13	Chapman University Orange, California	$38,289	80.4%	private-nonprofit
14	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$38,232	92.7%	public
15	Occidental College Los Angeles, California	$37,779	85.1%	private-nonprofit
16	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California	$37,208	69.0%	private-nonprofit
17	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California	$37,208	79.8%	private-nonprofit
18	University of San Diego San Diego, California	$37,208	81.6%	private-nonprofit
19	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California	$37,208	85.2%	public
20	University of California-Davis Davis, California	$37,073	85.1%	public
21	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California	$36,312	74.0%	private-nonprofit
22	Ashford University San Diego, California	$35,891	8.8%	private-forprofit
23	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, California	$35,420	53.5%	public
24	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California	$34,704	74.5%	public
25	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, California	$33,993	46.9%	public