2025 Best Political Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in political science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #42 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for political science students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 90 doctor's degrees in political science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to political science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of political science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized political science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for political science students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Political Science Schools

The poly sci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Political Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Political Science in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in political science.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Poly Sci

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Yale University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in political science. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a doctorate in political science from Yale University

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in political science. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in political science from Harvard University

Best Political Science Colleges by State

Explore the best political science colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	47
Connecticut	138	15
Rhode Island	119	6

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Political Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Political Science & Government area of study, Political Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Poly Sci

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Political Science & Government	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.