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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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.

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 Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in political science at GWU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 108 students majoring in political science at Johns Hopkins, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in political science at Georgetown, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 43% of the political science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 42% are male.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 30% of the political science majors at the school.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the political science majors at the school.

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#8

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University 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. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in political science at Princeton, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the political science majors at the school.

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Catholic University of America came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 13 students majoring in political science at CUA, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
District of Columbia 294
Delaware 11

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 26 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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