If you pursue a degree in political science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Political Science Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 429 degrees in political science annually.
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Your choice of political science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Political Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
The schools below may not offer all types of poly sci degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in political science. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 128 political science students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in political science needs to take a look at Centre College. Centre College of Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Danville. A Best Colleges rank of #589 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Centre College of Kentucky is a great college overall.
There were roughly 20 political science students who graduated with this degree at Centre College of Kentucky in the most recent data year.
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is difficult to beat University of Louisville if you wish to pursue a degree in political science. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 92 political science students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in political science needs to look into Bellarmine University. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 13 political science students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent year we have data available.
WKU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 6th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 41 political science students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 30 political science students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 12 political science students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of political science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Political Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
