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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the political science master's degree 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 - Berkeley to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 54% are male.

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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 12 students majoring in political science at CSUN, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Of the 11 students majoring in political science at Sac State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in political science at UCSB, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 10 students majoring in political science at SFSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Political Science & Government at San Francisco State University Report

Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in political science at Wazzu, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in political science at Cal State Fullerton, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 9 students majoring in political science at Cal State LA, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 9 students majoring in political science at UCSD, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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 26 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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