2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income Over $110k) in Washington

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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 Washington, there were 974 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,933 and $20,807 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s political science students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #0 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 7 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Wazzu

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’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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