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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in political science at Princeton, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the political science majors at the school.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the political science majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 64% of the political science majors at the school.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at Howard University Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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

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With a ranking of #6, George Washington 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 Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in political science at GWU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at George Washington University

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #6, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 38% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at Cornell University Report

University of Maryland - College Park 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. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Maryland - College Park Report

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 29% of the political science majors at the school.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
District of Columbia 294
Delaware 11

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 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.

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