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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Boston the most popular school in the United States for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 95% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 58% of the political science majors at the school.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Political Science & Government at University of Florida Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the United States. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Of the 4 students majoring in political science at UofM, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 25% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at George Washington University Report

University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in political science at UNOMAHA, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in political science at SHSU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for political science and government students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

About 50% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Central Florida

Florida International University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate political science and government programs. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

Political Science & Government by Region

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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 37 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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