Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Political Science and Government

118 U.S. colleges and universities offer Political Science and Government at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 59 Associate 207 Bachelor 1,063 Master 212 PhD 118 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (178), Pennsylvania (84), New York (76), Texas (75), Ohio (52), Illinois (42)

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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Political Science and Government: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 9,137
Retention: 98%
Programs: 53
Awards 2024-25: 2,453

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Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Political Science and Government: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 35,173
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 15,748

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UCA

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University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Political Science and Government: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 47,335
Retention: 97%
Programs: 193
Awards 2024-25: 14,956

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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

Political Science and Government: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 37,297
Retention: 94%
Programs: 173
Awards 2024-25: 11,456

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Political Science and Government: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,259
Retention: 98%
Programs: 259
Awards 2024-25: 11,030

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University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Political Science and Government: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 43,146
Retention: 94%
Programs: 270
Awards 2024-25: 14,239

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University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

Political Science and Government: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 41,725
Retention: 96%
Programs: 190
Awards 2024-25: 12,579

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UTA

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The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Political Science and Government: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 53,864
Retention: 97%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 18,937

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USC

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Political Science and Government: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 46,566
Retention: 96%
Programs: 285
Awards 2024-25: 17,982

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NYU

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New York University

New York, NY

Political Science and Government: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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GSU

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Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Political Science and Government: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 34,944
Retention: 80%
Programs: 162
Awards 2024-25: 8,848

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Political Science and Government: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 15,564
Retention: 99%
Programs: 132
Awards 2024-25: 5,610

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UND

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University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Political Science and Government: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 13,042
Retention: 99%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 3,806

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Political Science and Government: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 51,044
Retention: 96%
Programs: 262
Awards 2024-25: 19,199

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Political Science and Government: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,793
Retention: 98%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 9,154

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Political Science and Government: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 18,625
Retention: 98%
Programs: 128
Awards 2024-25: 5,803

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Duke University

Durham, NC

Political Science and Government: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 17,499
Retention: 98%
Programs: 169
Awards 2024-25: 7,776

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Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Political Science and Government: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 20,031
Retention: 97%
Programs: 152
Awards 2024-25: 7,622

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CGU

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Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA

Political Science and Government: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 1,771
Programs: 48
Awards 2024-25: 550

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

Political Science and Government: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 47,980
Retention: 87%
Programs: 153
Awards 2024-25: 11,831

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LSU

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA

Political Science and Government: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 41,705
Retention: 85%
Programs: 135
Awards 2024-25: 8,832

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University of California-Davis

Davis, CA

Political Science and Government: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 40,065
Retention: 93%
Programs: 192
Awards 2024-25: 11,394

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UNC

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Political Science and Government: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 32,438
Retention: 97%
Programs: 136
Awards 2024-25: 9,499

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JHU

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Political Science and Government: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,210
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 12,221

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