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Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

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

In 2020-2021, 768 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina 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.

Check out the political science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the most popular school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. The Citadel is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

Women make up 57% 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 South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#3

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Converse College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular political science and government schools in South Carolina. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

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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
Virginia 1,786
North Carolina 1,764
Florida 2,532
Tennessee 718
Kentucky 439
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 3 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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