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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree School for You

With 69 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #62 most popular major in New Jersey.

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.

The Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Jersey 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in political science at Rutgers Newark, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

Of the 2 students majoring in political science at FDU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Political Science & Government at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#6

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Kean University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
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 7 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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