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2023 Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England 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 New England 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 New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Political Science & Government

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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Northeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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University of Connecticut 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. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 168
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

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 9 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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