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

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$50,486 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #76 most popular major in Massachusetts with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Massachusetts 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

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 48% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Harvard University

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Boston University

#3

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 80% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Suffolk University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at Northeastern University Report

#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Of the 3 students majoring in political science at UMass Amherst, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#8

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons 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 large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Simmons University

#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

With a ranking of #8, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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