2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

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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 North Carolina, there were 1,877 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 political science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 17 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Political Science at Duke University

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science at Appalachian State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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