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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

In 2020-2021, 101 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Full Political Science & Government at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Regent University

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
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

One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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