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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Springfield to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

About 56% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 44% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 15 students majoring in political science at UW - Madison, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 14 students majoring in political science at Ohio State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI

Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsdale College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Hillsdale, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 42% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at Northwestern University Report

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the political science majors at the school.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Women make up 64% of the political science majors at the school.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for political science and government students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

About 45% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Of the 10 students majoring in political science at Purdue, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Political Science & Government at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

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

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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