2022 Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making Over $110k

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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 New Jersey, there were 827 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,323 and $25,969 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science and government 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 and government program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income Over $110k) in New Jersey

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Princeton University

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making Over $110k. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s political science students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Rutgers New Brunswick

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income Over $110k)

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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