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

2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for political science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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

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#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,757
Arizona 1,044
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 225

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 5 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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