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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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. 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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the political science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in political science at Florida State, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the political science majors at the school.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

About 60% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 72% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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

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

Of the 17 students majoring in political science at Georgia State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 38% of the political science majors at the school.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in political science at Virginia Tech, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Tulane University of Louisiana 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 New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 46% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Tulane University of Louisiana

#10

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

About 64% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 36% are male.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
Georgia 57
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

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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