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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking.

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 Colorado, there were 736 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,500 and $21,971 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science and government programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The political science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado”.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

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

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

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,997 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 5 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU - Boulder Political Science & Government Report

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Political Science & Government at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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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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