2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Nevada” 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 Nevada, there were 173 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,250 and $19,745 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $84,833 and $191,671 respectively.

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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UNLV also made our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government

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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