2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Political Science in North Carolina

If you pursue a doctor's degree in political science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #32 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 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for political science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in political science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for political science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Political Science in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in political science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Poly Sci Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Duke University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in political science. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science in North Carolina. More information about a doctorate in political science from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in political science. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science in North Carolina. More information about a doctorate in political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Political Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	23
Georgia	190	18
Virginia	176	8
Tennessee	142	10
Louisiana	140	7
South Carolina	130	5
Alabama	129	5
Kentucky	115	3
Mississippi	96	3
West Virginia	59	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Poly Sci

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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.