2024 Best Political Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Ranked #42 in popularity, political science is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for political science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in political science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to political science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of political science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized political science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for political science students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Political Science Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Political Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Political Science in Tennessee

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in political science.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Poly Sci

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in political science. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in political science from Vanderbilt University

2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in political science has to look into The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the city of Knoxville.More information about a doctorate in political science from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Political Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Political Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	11
North Carolina	190	21
Georgia	190	20
Virginia	182	5
Mississippi	154	2
Louisiana	146	9
Alabama	139	4
South Carolina	135	2
Kentucky	119	5
West Virginia	61	3

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Political Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Political Science & Government area of study, Political Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.