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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools

233 Colleges
$34,387 Avg Salary
$23,175 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.

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.

The Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 233 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Political Science & Government program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 233 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular political science and government programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern New Hampshire University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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#10

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#11

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #11 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#11

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular political science and government programs. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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With a ranking of #13, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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#14

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #15, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#15

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#17

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #17 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools ranking. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#18

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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With a ranking of #20, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#21

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular political science and government programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #23 on the list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

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With a ranking of #23, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#23

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#26

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#26

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#32

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools award.

Rank College Location
36 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
36 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
36 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
39 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
39 Boston University Boston, MA
39 Brown University Providence, RI
42 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
42 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
42 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
42 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
42 American University Washington, DC
42 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA

Political Science & Government by Region

View the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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