Political Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for political science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 270 degrees in political science to qualified students.
Your choice of political science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Political Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Political Science Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.
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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 poly sci degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Kansas is a good decision for students interested in a degree in political science. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 111 political science students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in political science has to take a look at Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 political science students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.
Wichita State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in political science. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 22 political science students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Fort Hays State University if you wish to pursue a degree in political science. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 18 political science students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of political science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Political Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
