2024 Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
127Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
8,734Poly Sci Degrees Awarded
Ranked #13 in popularity, political science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 127 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,734 degrees in political science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The poly sci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Political Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for political science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The poly sci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Political Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the poly sci degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Pennsylvania is a good choice for students interested in a degree in political science. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 133 political science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a great option for students pursuing a degree in political science. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 308 political science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in political science. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 262 political science students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in political science. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were about 107 political science students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 157 political science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 100 political science students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 248 political science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 322 political science students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Swarthmore. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Swarthmore is a great college overall.
There were about 34 political science students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year.
UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 345 political science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Easton. This college ranks 9th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 68 political science students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent data year.
The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 233 political science students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 97 political science students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 70 political science students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 120 political science students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.
UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 124 political science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hamilton. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.
There were about 87 political science students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 14th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 40 political science students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.
Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. This university ranks 12th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 187 political science students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Rest of the Top Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Political Science students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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).
The poly sci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Political Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for political science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
