2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

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

Across Colorado, there were 729 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Read full report on Political Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 18 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU Anschutz 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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