2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 46,740 people earned their degree in political science, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States.

Across Arizona, there were 829 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree poly sci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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