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2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools

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Political Science & Government is the #75 most popular major in the country with 2,664 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our analysis found University of Memphis to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Of the 4 students majoring in political science at UofM, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in political science at SHSU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the United States. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for political science and government students working on their online graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 schools only.

  • 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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