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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 18% of the political science majors at the school.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

About 27% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 73% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 10 students majoring in political science at UW - Madison, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Indiana University - Bloomington

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 10 students majoring in political science at Ohio State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 38% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 13% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Michigan State University

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 7 students majoring in political science at UIUC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at Wayne State University Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 53
Illinois 156
Ohio 59
Indiana 48
Wisconsin 40

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 22 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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