2025 Best Political Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
2Colleges in the New England Region
90Doctor's Degrees
If you pursue a doctor's degree in political science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #42 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for political science students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 90 doctor's degrees in political science to qualified students.
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to political science students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of political science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized political science related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for political science students working on their doctor's degree.
The poly sci 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 the Best Political Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.
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Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team
