Political Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Political Science Schools in Kansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 243 degrees in political science to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Political Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Political Science Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the poly sci degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Kansas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in political science. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 133 political science students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in political science needs to take a look at Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 political science students who graduated with this degree at K -State 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.
Wichita State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in political science. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 20 political science students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Fort Hays State University if you want to pursue a degree in political science. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 17 political science students who graduated with this degree at FHSU 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. For our Best Overall Political Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
