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2023 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$50,486 Avg Salary

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'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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England 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

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the New England Region . 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree political science and government programs. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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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 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 12 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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