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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the political science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Sam Houston State University

#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Northern Arizona University

#4

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Tulsa

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 143
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 11
New Mexico 12

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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