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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

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.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in political science at Columbia, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #3 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 Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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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 8 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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