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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England 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.

Check out the political science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 24% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

About 57% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at Yale University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the political science majors at the school.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at Boston College Report

#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Brown University

#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree political science and government programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

About 33% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

With a ranking of #7, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

Full Political Science & Government at Brandeis University Report

Northeastern University 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 large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in political science at Northeastern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Political Science & Government at Northeastern University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Connecticut Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 168
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

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 10 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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