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

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

In 2020-2021, 2,080 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Of the 8 students majoring in political science at Lehigh, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 88% of the political science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 5 students majoring in political science at Pitt, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,785
Maryland 1,135
New Jersey 792
District of Columbia 1,324
Delaware 173

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 6 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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