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2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 49,282 people earned a degree or certificate in political science and government, making the major the #20 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular online school in the United States for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Women make up 25% of the political science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the political science majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for political science and government students working on their online graduate certificate. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for political science and government students working on their online graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

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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