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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Political Science & Government is the 20th most popular major in the country with 49,282 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Southeast region, there were 11,287 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,164 and $24,347 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 366 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 46 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science and government. That schools that top this list have a program in political science and government in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Regent University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region. The Citadel is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at The Citadel
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the #3 spot on the list. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Augusta University
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Converse College
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, 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 95%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Florida State
With a ranking of #6, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
American Public University System landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Full American Public University System Political Science & Government Report
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at UNC Chapel Hill
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 11 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Appalachian State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Appalachian State University Political Science & Government Report
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Southern Miss
With a ranking of #15, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Louisville
Virginia Tech landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Virginia Tech
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at Liberty University
Marshall University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Vanderbilt University
With a ranking of #20, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s political science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Florida Atlantic University Political Science & Government Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 5 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Political Science & Government Report
Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s political science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Emory University
West Virginia University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University Political Science & Government Report
Jackson State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s political science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Political Science & Government at Jackson State University
George Mason University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Political Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s political science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read full report on Political Science & Government at George Mason University
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