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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the most popular for political science and government students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 master'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 Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in political science matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Kentucky ranking.

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 Kentucky

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

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Louisville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in political science and government. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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 Kentucky. More information about a master’s in political science and government from University of Louisville

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a master's degree in political science and government. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in Kentucky. More information about a master’s in political science and government from University of Kentucky

3

Morehead State University
Morehead, KY

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Morehead State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in political science and government. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in political science and government in Kentucky. More information about a master’s in political science and government from Morehead State University

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	101
Georgia	186	29
Virginia	175	89
North Carolina	167	52
Tennessee	156	15
Alabama	147	10
South Carolina	141	6
Louisiana	140	5
Mississippi	120	12
Arkansas	119	7
West Virginia	108	39

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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	13

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	28
Geography & Cartography	25
International Relations & National Security	22
Anthropology	18
Sociology	15
Criminology	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.