2024 Best American Government & Politics (United States) Schools in District of Columbia

American Government & Politics (United States) isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #671 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in District of Columbia to review for the 2024 Best American Government & Politics (United States) Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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American Government & Politics (United States) Rankings by Degree Level

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Best Schools for American Government & Politics (United States) in District of Columbia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the american government and politics (united states) degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top District of Columbia Schools in American Government and Politics (United States)

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9.1% Growth in Graduates

Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in american government & politics (united states). Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a degree in american government & politics (united states) from Georgetown University

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

163 American Government and Politics (United States) Degrees Awarded

0.6% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in american government & politics (united states). Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in american government & politics (united states) from George Washington University

Best American Government & Politics (United States) Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best American Government & Politics (United States) Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	20
Pennsylvania	978	19
Maryland	618	13

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American Government & Politics (United States) Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Political Science & Government area of study, American Government & Politics (United States) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to American Government and Politics (United States)

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science	1,131
Political Economy	58
Other Political Science & Government	14

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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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