2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan

Political Science & Government is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #39 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of political science and government. Combined, these schools handed out 27 doctor's degrees in political science and government to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in political science matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Michigan ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality political science and government program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for political science and government.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Political Science & Government in Michigan

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for political science and government students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Political Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in political science and government. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Michigan.

There were about 14 political science and government students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in political science and government. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Michigan.

There were about 8 political science and government students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wayne State University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in political science and government. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Michigan.

There were approximately 3 political science and government students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in political science and government needs to check out Western Michigan University. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Michigan.

There were approximately 1 political science and government individuals who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Hillsdale College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in political science and government. Located in the distant town of Hillsdale, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 political science and government individuals who graduated with this degree at Hillsdale College in the most recent data year.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	40
Ohio	144	14
Indiana	130	26
Wisconsin	104	8

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Political Science & Government Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Political Science & Government has other similar majors worth exploring.

Political Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science	27

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	35
Anthropology	20
Sociology	20
Geography & Cartography	9
Archeology	2

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.