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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy (Income $75-$110k)

2 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$56,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 333 people earned their degree in political economy, making the major the 685th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in political economy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political economy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political economy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree political economy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s political economy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree political economy students whose families make $75-$110k list, Duke has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Political Economy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke University Political Economy Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s political economy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Political Economy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

Read full report on Political Economy at Georgetown University

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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