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2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Washington, there were 778 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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 Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in Washington (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also made our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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