2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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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 Missouri, there were 643 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,780 and $23,846 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Missouri

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Political Science & Government Report

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 7 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Full WUSTL Political Science & Government Report

#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science & Government at University of Missouri - St Louis

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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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