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Northwestern University Doctorate in Political Science & Government

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Political Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Northwestern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in political science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Political Science from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online Doctorate in Political Science?

Online degrees for the Northwestern political science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Doctorate Student Diversity for Political Science

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
46.7% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 doctor’s degrees in political science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in political science in 2019-2020, 46.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Northwestern in political science at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White5
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities2

Doctorate in Political Science Focus Areas at Northwestern

Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Political Science15

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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