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2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#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 Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Memphis Report

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Florida International University Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
Georgia 57
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

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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 3 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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