2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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In 2019-2020, 48,597 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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 North Carolina, there were 1,899 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,485 and $21,728 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” 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.

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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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Political Science & Government Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s political science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke 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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