2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Political Science is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,740 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Indiana, there were 777 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana doctor’s degree poly sci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k) in Indiana

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Notre Dame Political Science Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Political Science at Indiana University - Bloomington

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 5 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue Political Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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