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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$44,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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 Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the New England region, there were 4,074 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,638 and $22,039 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 9 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern University Political Science & Government Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s political science students in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Boston College

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

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

UMass Amherst also took the #9 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at UMass Amherst

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #7 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Political Science & Government at UCONN

#5

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s political science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

Full Yale University Political Science & Government Report

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s political science degrees to qualified students.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Full Harvard Political Science & Government Report

#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Brandeis University

#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Boston U

#9

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown University 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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