2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

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Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Colorado, there were 736 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,500 and $21,971 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree political science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,997 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’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 CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Read more about Political Science & Government at CU - Boulder

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s political science students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State Political Science & Government Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k)

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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