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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Political Science & Government is the #14 most popular major in Virginia with 1,786 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'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 Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,199
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

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 2 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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