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2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region

14 Colleges
$40,529 Avg Salary
$23,221 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. 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 Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for political science and government students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the New England Region . 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

The excellent programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The excellent programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the New England Region . Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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Northeastern 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. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for political science and government students. It came in at #7 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best schools for political science and government students. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of Connecticut 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. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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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

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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 14 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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