2026 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia
[Other Political Science & Government](/majors/social-sciences/political-science-and-government/political-science-and-government-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other political science & government students.
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2026 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other political science & government degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools
For return on investment in other political science & government, no school beat American University this year. Located in the city of Washington, American University is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $58,771. Other Political Science & Government graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Early-career other political science & government graduates make about $53,411. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. Roughly 62% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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