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Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, political science and government was ranked #75 in the country. In fact 2,664 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Sacramento the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

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Our 2023 rankings named Western Oregon University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 243
Washington 27
Oregon 14
Nevada 13
Hawaii 9

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 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.

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