2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree political science students.

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

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’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 UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 2 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wazzu Political Science & Government Report

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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%.

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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