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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Political Science & Government

5 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$38,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Political Science & Government is the 427th most popular major in the country with 1,149 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other political science and government. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other political science and government programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other political science and government program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other political science & government students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Political Science & Government

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other political science and government degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s other political science and government degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other political science & government students list, Teachers College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College at Columbia University are $42,910.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other political science and government degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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