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

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.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of political science and government. Combined, these schools handed out 61 master's degrees in political science and government to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in political science matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in New Jersey ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of political science and government students usually has them for a 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

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 New Jersey

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

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

34 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a master's degree in political science and government. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in New Jersey.

There were roughly 34 political science and government students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Princeton University if you want to pursue a master's degree in political science and government. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in New Jersey.

There were approximately 21 political science and government individuals who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

William Paterson University of New Jersey is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in political science and government. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Wayne. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in New Jersey.

There were about 3 political science and government individuals who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in political science and government from William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in political science and government. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in New Jersey.

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

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in New Jersey.

There were roughly 1 political science and government students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Kean University
Union, NJ

Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in political science and government from Kean University

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Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ

Ramapo College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Mahwah. More information about a master’s in political science and government from Ramapo College of New Jersey

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
Maryland	190	118
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	61

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	57
Economics	52
Sociology	33
Criminology	18
Anthropology	12
Demography & Population Studies	3
Geography & Cartography	3
Urban Studies	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.