2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Missouri

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’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 Master’s in Missouri list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s political science students in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s political science degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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