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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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. 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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast 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.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 6 students majoring in political science at UF, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the political science majors at the school.

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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University 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 #7 on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate political science and government programs. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
Georgia 57
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 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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