2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Political Science is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,740 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Louisiana, there were 478 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University Political Science Report

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana list. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Full University of New Orleans Political Science Report

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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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