2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Political Science in Connecticut

Political Science is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #95 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the most popular for political science students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 50 master's degrees in political science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Political Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in poly sci matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Political Science in Connecticut ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality political science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for political science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Political Science in Connecticut

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for political science students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Poly Sci Students Working on Their Master's

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

39 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Yale University if you want to pursue a master's degree in political science. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in political science in Connecticut.

There were roughly 39 political science students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in political science from Yale University

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Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southern Connecticut State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in political science. SCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in political science in Connecticut.

There were roughly 6 political science students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in political science from Southern Connecticut State University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Connecticut is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in political science. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in political science in Connecticut.

There were about 5 political science students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in political science from University of Connecticut

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Wesleyan University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in political science. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Middletown. More information about a master’s in political science from Wesleyan University

Best Political Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	77
Rhode Island	200	11
New Hampshire	163	70

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Rankings in Majors Related to Poly Sci

One of 3 majors within the Political Science & Government area of study, Political Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Political Science & Government	5

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.