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2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York

17 Colleges
$36,375 Avg Salary
$21,356 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #69 most popular major in New York with 310 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.

The Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the 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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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot 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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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for political science and government students. It came in at #6 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton 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 midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University 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. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for political science and government students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 17 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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