2025 Best Political Science & Government Schools in Montana

Ranked #20 in popularity, political science & government is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. 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 Montana to determine which ones were the best for political science & government students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 85 degrees in political science & government to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

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Pick Your Political Science & Government Degree Level

The political science 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 & Government Schools in Montana. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Political Science & Government in Montana

The schools below may not offer all types of political science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Montana Schools in Political Science

1

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Political Science Degrees Awarded

$38,094 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in political science & government has to check out The University of Montana. UM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Missoula.

Students who graduate with their degree from the political science program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,094.

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

2

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Political Science Degrees Awarded

$35,476 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in political science & government has to look into Montana State University. MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the city of Bozeman.

Students who graduate with their degree from the political science program report average early career earnings of $35,476.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	275	798
Utah	266	458
Idaho	219	207
Wyoming	162	54

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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	85

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Majors Similar to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	147
Anthropology	88
Economics	45
Geography & Cartography	42
International Relations & National Security	5
Demography & Population Studies	2
Sociology & Anthropology	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.