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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k)

5 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$40,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,149 people earned their degree in other political science and government, making the major the 427th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other political science and government. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other political science and government programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other political science and government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Political Science & Government (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s other political science and government students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins Other Political Science & Government Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 masters’s other political science and government degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read more about Other Political Science & Government at University of Arizona

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s other political science and government students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Political Science & Government at University of Connecticut

#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s other political science and government degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also made our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Political Science & Government at Brandeis

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Political Science & Government Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other political science and government degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Political Science & Government at University of Akron Main Campus

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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%.

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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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