2025 Best Political Science & Government Schools in Delaware

If you pursue a degree in political science & government, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #20 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Political Science & Government Schools in Delaware ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 148 degrees in political science & government annually.

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Pick Your Political Science & Government Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Political Science & Government Schools in Delaware list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Political Science & Government in Delaware

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the political science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Delaware Schools in Political Science

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

127 Political Science Degrees Awarded

$31,972 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in political science & government has to look into University of Delaware. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, political science degree recipients usually earn about $31,972 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in political science & government from University of Delaware

2

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

41.7% Growth in Graduates

Delaware State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in political science & government. Del State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Dover.More information about a degree in political science & government from Delaware State University

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	2,079
New York	333	3,765
Maryland	279	1,135
New Jersey	273	792
District of Columbia	188	1,320

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Rankings in Majors Related to Political Science

Political Science & Government is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Political Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science	145
Other Political Science & Government	3

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	138
General Social Sciences	136
Sociology	49
Other Social Sciences	42
International Relations & National Security	35
Anthropology	14
Urban Studies	8
Geography & Cartography	1

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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).
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