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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

40 Colleges
$36,573 Avg Salary
$23,683 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Political Science & Government 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at George Washington University Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Georgetown University Report

#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for political science and government students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #6 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Princeton University Report

St John’s University - New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular political science and government programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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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 25 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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