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Princeton University Master’s in Political Science & Government

21 Master'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 Princeton University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in political science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Political Science from Princeton Cost?

$56,470 Average Tuition and Fees

Princeton Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$53,890$53,890
Fees$2,580$2,580

Does Princeton Offer an Online Master’s in Political Science?

Princeton does not offer an online option for its political science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Princeton Online Learning page.

Princeton Master’s Student Diversity for Political Science

21 Master's Degrees Awarded
42.9% Women
9.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 21 master’s degrees in political science awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in political science in 2019-2020, 42.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 44.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.5% of the political science master’s degrees at Princeton in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities3

Master’s in Political Science Focus Areas at Princeton

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Political Science21

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Anthropology2
Demography & Population Studies3
Economics28
Sociology13

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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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