2024 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Florida

If you plan on getting your master's degree in political science & government, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #71 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 81 master's degrees in political science & government during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The political science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on political science & government students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other political science & government students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt political science & government students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized political science & government related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Political Science & Government Schools

The political science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Florida.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Political Science & Government in Florida

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in political science & government.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Political Science

1

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

35 Annual Graduates

$50,644 Median Starting Salary

Florida State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in political science & government. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

After graduating, political science master's recipients usually make around $50,644 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in political science & government from Florida State University

2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a master's degree in political science & government. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in political science & government from University of Florida

3

Florida International University
Miami, FL

7 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in political science & government needs to take a look at Florida International University. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in political science & government from Florida International University

3

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

5 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in political science & government needs to take a look at University of South Florida - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in political science & government from University of South Florida - Main Campus

4

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in political science & government needs to take a look at University of Central Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in political science & government from University of Central Florida

5

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in political science & government from Florida Atlantic University

6

The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL

8 Annual Graduates

UWF is a large public university located in the city of Pensacola.More information about a master’s in political science & government from The University of West Florida

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	37
Virginia	182	94
North Carolina	178	46
Tennessee	166	11
Alabama	151	1
Kentucky	147	9
Louisiana	147	15
South Carolina	146	10
Mississippi	145	12
Arkansas	121	8
West Virginia	112	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to Political Science

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Political Science & Government has other similar majors worth exploring.

Political Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science	81

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	103
International Relations & National Security	72
Anthropology	55
General Social Sciences	43
Sociology	34
Geography & Cartography	21
Demography & Population Studies	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.