2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in New Jersey

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

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

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

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. 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

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

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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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