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2022 Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,587 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,316 and $20,072 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree political science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 4 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 2 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 18 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

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#5

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#8 in overall quality

The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s political science students in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Political Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 5 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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