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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$40,529 Avg Salary
$23,221 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Full Political Science & Government at Harvard University Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Full Political Science & Government at Yale University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for political science and government students. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Boston University

#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular political science and government programs. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Boston College Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Connecticut

Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#9

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Region list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Political Science & Government at Suffolk University Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 168
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

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 17 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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