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2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree School for You

With 8,494 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #14 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

About 48% of the students majoring in political science at the school are women while 52% are male.

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 California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 13 students majoring in political science at UCLA, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at California State University - Northridge

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at California State University - Sacramento

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Political Science & Government at San Francisco State University Report

Out of the 20 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 30% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

With a ranking of #7, 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. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the political science majors at the school.

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

California State University - Fullerton landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 67% of the political science majors at the school.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at California State University - Fullerton

University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for political science and government students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the political science majors at the school.

Full Political Science & Government at University of California - San Diego Report

California State University - Chico ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Chico State is a large public school located in the city of Chico.

Women make up 75% of the political science majors at the school.

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

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 984
Oregon 543
Nevada 224
Hawaii 141
Alaska 16

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 20 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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