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2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$60,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 48,597 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 335 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,775 and $22,700 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science and government programs and 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 and government program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 4 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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