Political Science

Ranked in 2013 | Political Science Rankings Methodology

For graduate students, political science is an area that combines history, current events, and analysis. Students are often able to specialize their degree to a certain area of politics. These are the best political science schools.

Rank School name Score
#68 American University

Washington, DC

2.3
#54 Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

2.5
#50 Binghamton University–​SUNY

Binghamton, NY

2.6
#61 Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

2.4
#61 Boston University

Boston, MA

2.4
#68 Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

2.3
#45 Brown University

Providence, RI

2.9
Rank Not Published Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

N/A
#54 Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA

2.5
Rank Not Published Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

N/A
Rank Not Published Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

N/A
#7 Columbia University

New York, NY

4.4
#19 Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

3.8
#68 CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY

2.3
#10 Duke University

Durham, NC

4.2
#25 Emory University

Atlanta, GA

3.4
Rank Not Published Florida International University

Miami, FL

N/A
#40 Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

3.0
Rank Not Published Fordham University

Bronx, NY

N/A
#61 George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

2.4
#36 George Washington University

Washington, DC

3.1
#40 Georgetown University

Washington, DC

3.0
#83 Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

2.1
#1 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

4.9
Rank Not Published Howard University

Washington, DC

N/A

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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