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

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

In 2020-2021, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the most popular school in Texas for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

About 33% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at Sam Houston State University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in Texas. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at The University of Texas at El Paso

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 11
New Mexico 12

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 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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