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

8 Colleges
$30,303 Avg Salary
$11,838 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree School for You

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. 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, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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 associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

Our analysis found Georgia Military College to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the political science majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a great place for political science and government students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at Copiah-Lincoln Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Mississippi Community College is a great place for political science and government students working on their associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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

Read full report on Political Science & Government at East Mississippi Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the political science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middle Georgia State University is a great place for political science and government students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

East Georgia State College

Swainsboro, GA

The in-demand associate degree programs at East Georgia State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . East Georgia State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Swainsboro.

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#7

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Coahoma Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree political science and government programs. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,199
Virginia 1,786
North Carolina 1,764
Florida 2,532
Tennessee 718
Kentucky 439
South Carolina 768
Louisiana 582
Arkansas 297
Alabama 566
Mississippi 294
West Virginia 290

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 8 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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