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University of Pennsylvania Doctorate in Political Science & Government

10 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 University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in political science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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

$41,760 Average Tuition and Fees

UPenn Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UPenn was $1,855 per credit hour 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 State Out of State
Tuition $37,678 $37,678
Fees $4,082 $4,082

Does UPenn Offer an Online Doctorate in Political Science?

Online degrees for the UPenn 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 UPenn Online Learning page.

UPenn Doctorate Student Diversity for Political Science

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
30.0% Women
10.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 10 students received their doctor’s degree in political science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 30.0% of the political science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the political science doctor’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Political Science Focus Areas at UPenn

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Political Science 10

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 6
Criminology 5
Demography & Population Studies 5
Economics 17
Sociology 10

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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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