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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate School for You

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Boston the most popular school in the United States for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 5% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 58% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UofM is a fairly 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the United States. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 25% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Political Science & Government at George Washington University Report

Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Political Science & Government at Sam Houston State University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for political science and government students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate political science and government programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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University of Central Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

Of the 2 students majoring in political science at UCF, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Central Florida Report

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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 37 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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