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Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri

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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri

6 Colleges
$33,231 Avg Salary
$23,903 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

With 25 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #115 most popular major in Missouri.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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.

Check out the political science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for political science and government students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in Missouri. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in Missouri. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Webster University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 11
Iowa 17
Kansas 10
Nebraska 29
South Dakota 5

One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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