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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, political science and government was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 49,282 degrees and certificates were handed out 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for political science and government students. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, political science graduates from UMGC take out $18,039 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Maryland Global Campus

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Wilmington University Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, political science majors at Johns Hopkins accumulate an average of around $10,982 in student debt.

Full Political Science & Government at Johns Hopkins University Report

Explore the most popular online political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,080
New York 3,785
Maryland 1,135
New Jersey 792
District of Columbia 1,324
Delaware 173

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Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Political Science

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 3 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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