2024 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you plan on getting your master's degree in political science & government, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #71 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 master's degrees in political science & government during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to political science & government students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of political science & government students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for political science & government to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized political science & government related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Political Science & Government in Connecticut

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in political science & government.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Political Science

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

30 Annual Graduates

Yale University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in political science & government. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in political science & government from Yale University

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in political science & government needs to take a look at University of Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in political science & government from University of Connecticut

Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	96
Rhode Island	127	11
New Hampshire	108	43

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Political Science & Government Related Rankings by Major

Political Science & Government is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Political Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science	36
Other Political Science & Government	9

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	61
International Relations & National Security	55
Sociology	14
Anthropology	9
Geography & Cartography	8

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.