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2023 Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$70,516 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree School for You

Political Science & Government is the #75 most popular major in the country with 2,664 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the political science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Notre Dame Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree political science and government programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 53
Illinois 156
Ohio 59
Indiana 48
Wisconsin 40

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Political Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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