2025 Best Political Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Ranked #8 in popularity, political science is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Political Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 461 bachelor's degrees in political science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of political science for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

More Ways to Rank Political Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Political Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Political Science in Louisiana

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

10 Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Poly Sci

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

101 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in political science. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

165 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in political science has to look into Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

3

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

23 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Loyola University New Orleans if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in political science. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from Loyola University New Orleans

4

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in political science has to check out Louisiana Tech University. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from Louisiana Tech University

5

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

10 Annual Graduates

UNO is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of New Orleans.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from University of New Orleans

6

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

34 Annual Graduates

UL Lafayette is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

7

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

28 Annual Graduates

ULM is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Monroe.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from University of Louisiana at Monroe

8

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from Nicholls State University

9

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

13 Annual Graduates

Southeastern is a large public university located in the city of Hammond.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from Southeastern Louisiana University

10

Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA

19 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in political science from Southern University and A & M College

Best Political Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Political Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	2,416
Tennessee	460	678
North Carolina	453	1,687
Georgia	453	1,121
Virginia	421	1,458
South Carolina	370	756
Kentucky	331	424
Alabama	320	561
Arkansas	294	289
Mississippi	275	268
West Virginia	223	235

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Economy	38

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.