2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Political Science in Virginia

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for political science students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 9 doctor's degrees in political science to qualified students.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for political science.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Political Science in Virginia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in political science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Poly Sci Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Mason University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in political science. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science in Virginia. More information about a doctorate in political science from George Mason University

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in political science. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in political science in Virginia. More information about a doctorate in political science from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UKWiki at English Wikipedia. More about our data sources and methodologies.