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2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Louisiana, there were 537 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,867 and $23,290 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science and government 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 and government program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree political science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in Louisiana

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s political science degrees to qualified students.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.

Read more about Political Science & Government at University of New Orleans

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, 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%.

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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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