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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region

48 Colleges
$32,164 Avg Salary
$24,347 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. 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.

The Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Southeast 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Colleges.

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our analysis found Florida State University to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The excellent programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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

Full Political Science & Government at Liberty University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Full Political Science & Government at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #8 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for political science and government students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Virginia Tech Report

#10

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Full Political Science & Government at Emory University Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges 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 27 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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