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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Great Lakes Region

42 Colleges
$33,195 Avg Salary
$24,420 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Political Science & Government 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. 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.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for political science and government students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #6 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#8

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI

Hillsdale College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Hillsdale, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 53
Illinois 156
Ohio 59
Indiana 48
Wisconsin 40

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 27 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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