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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 6 students majoring in political science at UF, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the political science majors at the school.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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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 10 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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