2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,897 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,459 and $25,260 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science and government programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Political Science & Government Report

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Political Science & Government Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s political science students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #3 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Temple University

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at UPenn

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Middle Atlantic 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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