2025 Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in political science & government, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for political science & government students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 109 doctor's degrees in political science & government to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to political science & government students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other political science & government students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for political science & government to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized political science & government related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for political science & government students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Political Science & Government in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for political science & government students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Political Science

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

13 Annual Graduates

Duke University is a great option for students interested in a doctor's degree in political science & government. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in political science & government from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

16 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great option for students interested in a doctor's degree in political science & government. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in political science & government from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science & government colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	11
Virginia	127	5
Georgia	126	20
North Carolina	115	21
Mississippi	113	3
Louisiana	103	9
Tennessee	102	9
Alabama	98	4
South Carolina	91	2
Kentucky	87	5
West Virginia	49	3

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Political Science & Government Related Rankings by Major

Political Science & Government is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Political Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science	107
Other Political Science & Government	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	186
Sociology	109
Anthropology	82
Geography & Cartography	62
International Relations & National Security	31
Urban Studies	18
General Social Sciences	4
Other Social Sciences	3

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.