by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 49,282 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,387 and had an average of $23,175 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 1,046 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,549 and $24,403 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in political science and government.
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The political science 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree political science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsdale College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan list. Hillsdale College is located in Hillsdale, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 3 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in Michigan ranking. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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