Best Colleges for Professional Certificate
in Political Science and Government

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 4.8%

Annual cost

$86,856/yr

Grad earnings

$91,885

SAT avg

1,554

ACT mid

34

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George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 43.5%

Annual cost

$80,727/yr

Grad earnings

$90,873

SAT avg

1,433

ACT mid

32

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.6%

Annual cost

$81,300/yr

Grad earnings

$87,555

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

N/A

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University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

🏛 Public Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 8.7%

Annual cost

$36,643/yr

Grad earnings

$82,511

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, Virginia

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 57%

Annual cost

$32,040/yr

Grad earnings

$81,698

SAT avg

1,337

ACT mid

29

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 41.7%

Annual cost

$80,396/yr

Grad earnings

$79,164

SAT avg

1,351

ACT mid

30

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American University

Washington, District of Columbia

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 47.4%

Annual cost

$71,549/yr

Grad earnings

$77,370

SAT avg

1,392

ACT mid

31

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University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, Connecticut

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 86.5%

Annual cost

$21,603/yr

Grad earnings

$73,997

SAT avg

1,130

ACT mid

25

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University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, Connecticut

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 80.2%

Annual cost

$27,737/yr

Grad earnings

$73,997

SAT avg

1,080

ACT mid

25

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University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, Connecticut

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 86.5%

Annual cost

$25,031/yr

Grad earnings

$73,997

SAT avg

1,081

ACT mid

19

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University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, Connecticut

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 87%

Annual cost

$20,917/yr

Grad earnings

$73,997

SAT avg

1,070

ACT mid

23

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University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 54%

Annual cost

$36,572/yr

Grad earnings

$73,997

SAT avg

1,338

ACT mid

30

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 43.4%

Annual cost

$27,770/yr

Grad earnings

$73,792

SAT avg

1,402

ACT mid

29

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Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 50.3%

Annual cost

$22,567/yr

Grad earnings

$72,424

SAT avg

1,342

ACT mid

30

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University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 24%

Annual cost

$21,719/yr

Grad earnings

$71,588

SAT avg

1,397

ACT mid

31

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St. John's University-New York

Queens, New York

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 79.7%

Annual cost

$61,931/yr

Grad earnings

$69,571

SAT avg

1,215

ACT mid

26

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University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 83%

Annual cost

$29,698/yr

Grad earnings

$65,865

SAT avg

1,188

ACT mid

27

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California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, California

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 93.6%

Annual cost

$22,714/yr

Grad earnings

$64,876

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, California

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 47.1%

Annual cost

$20,310/yr

Grad earnings

$64,403

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 89.1%

Annual cost

$23,309/yr

Grad earnings

$63,386

SAT avg

1,199

ACT mid

25

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University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 58%

Annual cost

$63,093/yr

Grad earnings

$61,408

SAT avg

1,325

ACT mid

26

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Florida International University

Miami, Florida

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 58.8%

Annual cost

$20,556/yr

Grad earnings

$60,249

SAT avg

1,154

ACT mid

24

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 70.2%

Annual cost

$25,016/yr

Grad earnings

$58,612

SAT avg

1,110

ACT mid

25

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University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 39.5%

Annual cost

$22,819/yr

Grad earnings

$58,308

SAT avg

1,277

ACT mid

28

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