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

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 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of political science and government. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 doctor's degrees in political science and government during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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 Maryland

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 Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in political science and government needs to check out University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Maryland. More information about a doctorate in political science and government from University of Maryland - College Park

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johns Hopkins University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in political science and government. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Maryland. More information about a doctorate in political science and government from Johns Hopkins University

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	103
Pennsylvania	176	31
New Jersey	113	25
District of Columbia	81	31
Delaware	43	3

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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	16

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	23
Geography & Cartography	12
Sociology	12
Anthropology	6
International Relations & National Security	4
Criminology	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).
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