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

A master's degree in political science and government is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #71 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 91 master's degrees in political science and government to qualified students.

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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 Master’s Students to Study Political Science & Government in Maryland

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Political Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

89 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in political science and government has to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in Maryland.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the political science program make around $82,800 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in political science and government from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - College Park is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in political science and government. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in Maryland. More information about a master’s in political science and government from University of Maryland - College Park

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	249	227
Pennsylvania	238	50
New Jersey	178	54
District of Columbia	151	232
Delaware	88	9

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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	54
Other Political Science & Government	37

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	630
Economics	338
Geography & Cartography	92
General Social Sciences	38
Criminology	25
Urban Studies	21
Sociology	20
Other Social Sciences	15
Anthropology	10

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.