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

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for political science majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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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 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 25 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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