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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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Political Science & Government is the #74 most popular major in Georgia with 57 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 Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in Georgia for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 60% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 40% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in Georgia. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 7 students majoring in political science at Georgia State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 4 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Clark Atlanta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in Georgia. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Political Science & Government at Clark Atlanta University Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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