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2023 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Political Science & Government is the #74 most popular major in Georgia with 57 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.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia

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

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Political Science & Government

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school in Georgia for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

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 4 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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