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Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,044
Ohio 1,433
Illinois 1,470
Indiana 798
Wisconsin 925

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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