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2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

34 Colleges
$36,573 Avg Salary
$23,683 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Political Science & Government 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Political Science & Government Colleges.

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for political science and government students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for political science and government students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best political science and government programs. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
District of Columbia 294
Delaware 11

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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