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Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Political Science & Government is the #20 most popular major in the country with 49,282 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Check out the political science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Political Science & Government at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Our 2023 rankings named Western Oregon University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Political Science & Government at Western Oregon University Report

Our analysis found California State University - Sacramento to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Full Political Science & Government at California State University - Sacramento Report

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public 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 colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,494
Washington 984
Oregon 543
Nevada 224
Hawaii 141
Alaska 16

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 4 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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