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Stanford University Master’s in Political Science & Government

11 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 Stanford 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Stanford paid an average of $1,207 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,315$54,315
Fees$696$696

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

Stanford 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 Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Master’s Student Diversity for Political Science

11 Master's Degrees Awarded
63.6% Women
27.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 11 master’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

About 63.6% of the students who received their Master’s in political science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.3% of the political science master’s degrees at Stanford in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White5
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities0

Master’s in Political Science Focus Areas at Stanford

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Political Science11

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Anthropology10
Economics11
International Relations & National Security23
Sociology18

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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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