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

A doctor's degree in political science and government is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #39 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 doctor's degrees in political science and government during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Pennsylvania ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for political science and government, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for political science and government.

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

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in political science and government.

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

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in political science and government. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Pennsylvania.

There were about 10 political science and government students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in political science and government has to look into Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Pennsylvania.

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

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3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in political science and government needs to take a look at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science and government in Pennsylvania.

There were about 2 political science and government students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in political science and government from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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
Maryland	114	25
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	15

Majors Similar to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	47
Anthropology	23
Sociology	14
Criminology	10
Other Social Sciences	10
Demography & Population Studies	5
Geography & Cartography	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.